Legal Opinion
Special Devices, Inc. v. Oea, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 30, 2001No. 01-1201PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
OEA, Inc., appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California holding that the underlying patent infringement suit was exceptional, justifying an award of attorney fees to Special Devices, Inc. After first holding that OEA’s U.S. Patent 5,404,263 was invalid under the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), Special Devices, Inc. v. OEA, Inc., 117 F.Supp.2d 989, 56 USPQ2d 1627 (C.D.Cal.2000) (“Special Devices I”), af f'd Special Devices, Inc. v. OEA, Inc., 270 F.3d 1353 (Fed.Cir.2001) (“Special Devices III ”), the district…
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