Legal Opinion
Zodiac Pool Care, Inc., (Formerly Known as Baracuda International Corporation) v. Hoffinger Industries, Inc., Defendant-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 24, 2000No. 99-1224_2PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GAJARSA. Circuit Judge BRYSON concurs in part and dissents in part.
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
DECISION
Zodiac Pool Care, Inc. (“Zodiac”) is the assignee of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,133,068 (“the ’068 patent”) and 5,014,382 (“the ’382 patent”). In 1996, Zodiac sued Hoffinger Industries, Inc. (“Hoffinger”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleging infringement of both patents. Zodiac further alleged that the infringement was willful, justifying an award of treble damages. Hoffinger answered by denying infringement of…
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