Legal Opinion
Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. v. Maersk Contractors USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 18, 2010No. 2009-1556PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. (Transocean) appeals from a final judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The district court, on summary judgment, held that the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit are invalid, not infringed, and that defendant Maersk Contractors USA, Inc. (Maersk USA) did not act willfully. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse-in-part, vacate-in-part, affirm-in-part, and remand.
Background
Transocean asserted claims 10-13 and 30 of U.S. Patent No. 6,047,781 ('781 patent), claim 17 of U.S. Patent No.…
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