Legal Opinion
Krippelz v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 27, 2012No. 2011-1103PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROST, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent infringement case. Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) ap peals a $56 million judgment against it. Ford argues that the district court made a series of errors in both its infringement and validity analyses, as well as in its award of enhanced damages for willful infringement. Because the district court erred in holding that the patent-in-suit could be found novel over the prior art, we reverse as to validity, vacate the other rulings, and remand for entry of judgment of non-liability.
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This case’s lengthy history began in February 1989, when Jacob…
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