Legal Opinion
Brooks Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. v. Dutailier International, Inc. And Dutailier, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 4, 2005No. 03-1379PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Dutailier International, Inc. and Dutailier, Inc. (together “Dutailier”), appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 1 holding that Brooks’ action for declaratory judgment that Dutailier’s patent is invalid and not infringed constitutes an exceptional case and awarding attorney fees. The award is vacated.
BACKGROUND
Dutailier is the owner of United States Patent No. D417, 983 (“the ’983 patent”), a design patent for rocking chair trim, issued December 28, 1999. Brooks and Du-tailier are both in the business of…
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