Legal Opinion
Viskase Corporation v. American National Can Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 31, 2001No. 99-1569, 99-1570PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This patent infringement suit concerns six patents owned by Viskase Corporation on heat-shrinkable films and their use to make plastic bags for packaging food articles. Viskase charged American National Can Company (ANC) with infringement. The district court held a Markman hearing, construed the claims, decided various motions for summary judgment, held a jury trial, conducted post-trial proceedings, entered judgment that the patents were valid and willfully infringed by ANC, and awarded damages. 1 The court denied motions brought under Féderal Rules of Civil…
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