Legal Opinion
Powell v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 14, 2011No. 2010-1409, 2010-1416PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROST, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent infringement case involving radial arm saw (or “radial saw”) guard safety technology. Mr. Michael S. Powell brought suit against Home Depot, alleging that it infringed his patent, U.S. Patent No. 7,044,039 (“'039 patent”), covering radial arm saw guards that are in*1227stalled in every Home Depot store location throughout the United States. Following a fourteen-day trial, the jury determined that Home Depot literally and willfully infringed Mr. Powell’s patent. After the jury trial, the district court held a bench trial on the issue of unenforceability. It…
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