Legal Opinion
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft v. Duphar International Research B.V.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 28, 1984No. Appeal 84-600PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KASHIWA, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 80-3123), entered September 30, 1983. 221 USPQ 1056. The district court, after ruling in favor of appellee, Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (“Bayer”), awarded attorney fees to Bayer pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285. We vacate and remand.
Background
In the district court, Bayer filed a declaratory judgment suit, seeking a declaration that its compound, SIR-8514, does not infringe the claims of appellant’s, Duphar International Research B.V. (“Duphar”), patents. Duphar in turn filed…
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