Legal Opinion
Rolls-Royce Limited and Renishaw, Plc v. Gte Valeron Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 8, 1986No. Appeal 86-761PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
GTE Valeron Corporation (GTE) appeals from a December 6, 1985 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: (1) that it had not established invalidity or unenforceability of four patents 1 jointly owned by Rolls-Royce Limited and Renishaw pic (collectively, Rolls-Royce), (2) that it had infringed claims of those patents, 2 and (3) permanently enjoining it from direct or contributory infringement.
Rolls-Royce cross-appeals from that portion of the judgment refusing to find willful infringement and denying it increased damages and attorney…
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