Legal Opinion
Hughes Tool Company, Cross-Appellant v. Dresser Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 13, 1987No. Appeal 85-2471, 85-2502PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the final amended judgment of March 11, 1985, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Mahon, Judge, holding Hughes Tool Company’s (Hughes Tool) U.S. Patent No. 3,397,928 (’928 patent)1 valid and infringed by Dresser Industries, Inc. (Dresser), awarding damages in the amount of $132,096,430.92, and from orders denying various Dresser post-trial motions to reopen the record, amend the judgment, and for a new trial. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
I. Background
The ’928 patent claims in suit are directed to…
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