Legal Opinion
Graco, Inc. v. Binks Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 30, 1995No. 93-1494PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Binks Manufacturing Company appeals the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (Civil Action No. H-83-2979), which held asserted claims 1-5 and 15 of Graco, Inc.’s United States Patent No. 4,035,109 (“the T09 patent”) willfully infringed. The ’109 patent discloses and claims a pump particularly useful for pumping heavy and abrasive fluent materials. In addition to damages, which were trebled to $1,299,000, the court awarded Graco reasonable attorney fees permissible for an exceptional case and prejudgment…
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