Legal Opinion
Creo Products Inc. v. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 14, 2001No. 00-1536Published
1Per curiam
Creo Products Inc. brought suit against Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., D.S. North America Holdings, Inc., and D.S. America Inc. (collectively “Dainippon”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Creo alleged infringement of Creo’s U.S. Patent No. 4,743,091, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other causes of action not at issue in this appeal. Creo appeals the district court’s grant of Dainippon’s motion for summary judgment on the patent and contract claims, the court’s award of attorney fees to Dainippon for its defense…
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