Legal Opinion
Dr. Sakharam D. Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard, Inc., Davol Inc. And Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 3, 1996No. 95-1225PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Sakharam D. Mahurkar sued C.R. Bard, Inc., Davol Inc., and Bard Access Systems, Inc. (Bard) for infringing U.S. Patent No. 4,808,155 (the ’155 patent). A jury found that the 155 patent is not invalid for obviousness. The jury also found that Bard infringed the 155 patent both literally and under the doctrine of equivalents. After a bench trial on damages, the district court awarded Dr. Mahurkar $4,189,194.76 in actual damages and prejudgment interest.
On appeal, the parties raised numerous issues to which this court gave full consideration. As to infringement, this…
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