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SPECIAL DEVICES, INC. v. OEA, INC.

No. 01-1201.

269 F.3d 1340 (2001)

SPECIAL DEVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OEA, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

October 30, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Taylor, Jr., Lyon & Lyon LLP, of Irvine, California, argued for plaintiff-appellee. On the brief were Robert C. Weiss and Thomas J. Brindisi, of Los Angeles, California.

Edward F. O'Connor, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, of Newport Beach, California, argued for defendant-appellant.

Before MICHEL, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

OEA, Inc., appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California holding that the underlying patent infringement suit was exceptional, justifying an award of attorney fees to Special Devices, Inc. After first holding that OEA's U.S. Patent 5,404,263 was invalid under the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), Special Devices, Inc. v. OEA, Inc., 117 F.Supp.2d 989

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