Legal Opinion
Vulcan Engineering Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Cross v. Fata Aluminium, Inc., and Fata Group, S.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 5, 2002No. 00-1533, 00-1553PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PAULINE NEWMAN. Opinion dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL.
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Vulcan Engineering Company brought suit for infringement of United States Patent No. 4,736,787 (“the '787 patent”) against FATA Aluminum, Inc., and FATA Group, S.p.A. (collectively “Fata”). Fata raised various defenses, and filed a counterclaim charging that the '787 patent is invalid. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held, after a bench trial, that the '787 patent was valid, enforceable, and infringed, and…
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