Legal Opinion
Brasseler, U.S.A. I, L.P. v. Stryker Sales Corporation and Stryker Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 9, 2001No. 00-1194PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Brasseler, U.S.A. I, L.P. (“Brasseler”) appeals from a grant of a motion for attorney fees by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia awarding attorney fees in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 285. Brasseler U.S.A. I, L.P. v. Stryker Sales Corp., 93 F.Supp.2d 1255 (S.D.Ga.1999) (“Brasseler III”). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
BACKGROUND
Brasseler markets medical instruments through an unincorporated division, Komet Medical. In May 1991, Alex Miller, Bras-seler’s national sales director,…
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