Legal Opinion
Adi Group, Inc. v. Rd Offutt Co., Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 30, 2001No. CIV.98-1986(DSD/JMM)Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MASON, United States Magistrate Judge.
The Court has placed on the record its reasons for granting the Motion to Amend and to Assert a Third-Party Claim.
Plaintiffs Motion to Compel is presented in the context of Plaintiffs Complaint alleging that Defendants’ infringement of the patent at issue in this suit was willful. A finding of willful infringement permits (but does not require) treble damages under 35 U.S.C. § 284, and the recovery of a reasonable attorney fees as an “exceptional case” under 35 U.S.C. § 285. E.g. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Carter-Wallace, Inc., 781 F.2d 198,…
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