Legal Opinion

Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. v. Cornell Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 16, 2011No. 2010-1247PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. (“Old Reliable”) appeals a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio awarding Cornell Corpora tion (“Cornell”) attorney fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285. See Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. v. Cornell Corp., No. 06-CV-2389, 2010 WL 446199, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8756 (N.D.Ohio Feb. 2, 2010) (“Attorney Fees Decision ”). We reverse.

Background

Old Reliable is the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 5,069,950 (the “'950 patent”), which is directed toward insulated roof board. Independent claim 1 of the '950 patent provides:

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