Fmc Corporation v. The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Hart, J.), upholding the validity of U.S. Patent No. 3,485,383 (’383) owned by The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (Manitowoc), finding the '383 patent not infringed by FMC Corporation (FMC), and resolving the issues raised by FMC’s claims of inequitable conduct, attorney fees, antitrust violation, and unfair competition in favor of Manitowoc. We affirm.
Background
On September 5, 1980, FMC sued for a judgment declaring that its heavy lift cranes did not infringe the…
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