· 12/13/1989
Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. Lkb Produkter Ab
Citations
- 892 F.2d 1547
- 13 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1301
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 18865
How courts have described this case
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- stating that fee awards should relate to the extent of actual success
- “Even if a refer- ence discloses an inoperative device, it is prior art for all that it teaches.” (citation omitted)
- “[T]he amount of fees awarded to the ‘prevailing party’ should bear some rela- tion to the extent to which that party actually pre- vailed.”
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