Legal Opinion
Dana Corporation v. Ipc Limited Partnership and International Packing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 13, 1989No. 88-1194PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHER, Circuit Judge.
IPC Limited Partnership and International Packing Corp. (IPC) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, holding U.S. Patent 3,498,621 (’621) owned by Dana Corporation (Dana) valid, enforceable and willfully infringed by IPC and awarding damages to Dana. 1 We reverse.
Background
The ’621 patent, entitled “Valve Stem Seal,” issued to R.R. Wilson in 1970 and was assigned to Dana. Dana manufactures and sells the valve stem seals to automobile manufacturers, including General Motors Corporation (GM), for use in the…
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