United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement case concerning systems for petroleum production, the district court's evidentiary rulings are affirmed as there is no record that the district court abused it discretion in declining to allow defendant to offer up actions not described in the statute as sufficient notification; the district court did abuse its discretion in determining the amount of the damage award for plaintiff's infringement of the other patent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/04/2003
• Published 12/04/2003

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, LINN, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward A. Matto,Bricker & Eckler LLP, of Columbus, Ohio, argued for both plaintiffs-appellants.   On the brief for plaintiff-appellant Ferguson Beauregard/Logic Controls was T. Earl LeVere.   Also on the brief for plaintiff-appellant Delaware Capital Formation, Inc., were Gerald L. Smith and Jerry K. Mueller, Jr., Mueller & Smith, L.P.A., of Columbus, OH.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles W. Alworth, Alworth Law & Engineering, of Tyler, Texas, argued for defendants-cross appellants.