DANA CORP. v. IPC LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. 88-1194.

860 F.2d 415 (1988)

DANA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IPC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and International Packing Corp., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

October 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernie L. Brooks, Brooks & Kushman, Southfield, Mich., argued, for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief was Kevin J. Heinl.

R.V. Lupo, Lupo, Lipman & Lever, P.C., Washington, D.C., argued, for defendants-appellants. With him on the brief were Donna M. Tanguay and Mark G. Davis. Also on the brief were Michael R. Dinnin, Robert A. Dunn, Harness, Dickey and Pierce, Birmingham, Mich. and Edward A. Benjamin, Ropes & Gray, Washington, D.C.

Before ARCHER and MICHEL, Circuit Judges, and SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge.


ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

IPC Limited Partnership and International Packing Corp. (IPC) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, holding U.S. Patent 3,498,621 ('621) owned by Dana Corporation (Dana) valid, enforceable and willfully infringed by IPC and awarding damages to Dana.1 We reverse.

Background

The '621 patent, entitled "Valve Stem Seal," issued to R...

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