Legal Opinion
Robert F. Hughes v. Novi American, Inc., Oakwood Manufacturing, Inc. v. Novi American, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 6, 1984No. Appeal 83-998, 83-999PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Oakwood Manufacturing, Inc., a Michigan corporation, together with Robert F. Hughes, the inventor named in the patent in suit, sued Novi American, Inc., for patent and copyright infringement and other related charges. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, following a bench trial before Judge Thornton, found the subject patents and copyrights invalid and not infringed. Further, the court held that this was an “exceptional case” warranting an award of attorney fees and costs under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and 17 U.S.C. § 505 against each of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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