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HUGHES v. NOVI AMERICAN, INC.

Appeal Nos. 83-998, 83-999.

724 F.2d 122 (1984)

Robert F. HUGHES, Appellant, v. NOVI AMERICAN, INC., Appellee. OAKWOOD MANUFACTURING, INC., Appellant, v. NOVI AMERICAN, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas W. Sprinkle, Birmingham, Mich., argued for appellant Hughes.

Louis J. Burnett, Birmingham, Mich., argued for appellant Oakwood, Inc.

Hiram P. Settle, Washington, D.C., argued for appellee Novi American; Royal Targan, Novi, Mich., of counsel.

Before KASHIWA, and NIES, Circuit Judges, and KELLAM, Senior District Judge.

NIES, Circuit Judge.

Oakwood Manufacturing, Inc., a Michigan corporation, together with Robert F. Hughes, the inventor named in the patent in suit, sued Novi American, Inc., for patent and copyright infringement and other related charges. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, following a bench trial before Judge Thornton, found the subject patents and copyrights invalid and not infringed. Further, the court held that this was an "exceptional...

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