ROTON BARRIER, INC. v. STANLEY WORKS

No. 95-1217.

79 F.3d 1112 (1996)

ROTON BARRIER, INC. and Austin R. Baer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The STANLEY WORKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence G. Kurland, Bryan Cave LLP, New York City, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief were Thomas C. Walsh and David A. Roodman, St. Louis, Missouri; Veryl L. Riddle, Bryan Cave LLP, of St. Louis, Missouri, of counsel.

Stephen M. Axinn, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief was Constance S. Huttner. Also on the brief were James D. Veltrop, Washington, DC, and Peter Costas, Pepe & Hazard, Hartford, Connecticut, of counsel.

Before RICH, Circuit Judge, NIES, Senior Circuit Judge, and PLAGER, Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RICH. Additional views filed by Senior Circuit Judge NIES.

RICH, Circuit Judge.

The Stanley Works (Stanley) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri finding trade secret misappropriation under the law of Illinois and awarding actual and exemplary damages therefor, finding willful infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,976,008 (the '008 patent) and awarding actual...

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