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GENERAL MOTORS CORP. v. DEVEX CORP.

No. 81-1661.

461 U.S. 648 (1983)

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. v. DEVEX CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Frost argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Arthur G. Connolly.

Sidney Bender argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Aaron Lewittes, Frederick B. Ziesenheim, David F. Anderson, William C. McCoy, Jr., and Lynn Alstadt.*

JUSTICE MARSHALL, delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the proper standard governing the award of prejudgment interest in a patent infringement suit under 35 U. S. C. § 284.

I

In 1956 respondent Devex Corporation (Devex) filed a suit for patent infringement against petitioner General Motors Corporation (GMC) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.1 Devex alleged...

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