Legal Opinion
Reactive Metals and Alloys Corporation v. Esm, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 9, 1985No. Appeal 84-1122PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Reactive Metals and Alloys Corp., plaintiff in a patent infringement suit, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, awarding attorney fees to the defendant, ESM, Inc., under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and costs under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d). We affirm the award of costs and reverse the award of attorney’s fees.
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Background
On December 18, 1980, appellant Reactive commenced a suit against ESM for infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 4,142,-887 (’887). The date of filing of the application for the ’887 patent, February 21, 1978, is…
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