Legal Opinion
Gargoyles, Inc., and Pro-Tec, Inc. v. The United States, Defendant/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 25, 1997No. 96-5089, 96-5094PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
In this case we are asked, in part, to decide the quantum of proof necessary to recover lost profits in an action for “reasonable and entire” compensation for infringement of a patent by the government under 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a) (1994), but decline to do so because it is not necessary to the resolution of the case. Gargoyles, Inc. and Pro-Tec, Inc. (collectively, “Gargoyles”) appeal the February 29, 1996 judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims 1 in 342-88C which awarded Gargoyles a reasonable royalty but denied lost profits because Gargoyles had not…
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