Inland Steel Company v. Ltv Steel Company, and Usx Corporation

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• holding that a patent infringement defendant, who moved for dismissal after obtaining cancellation of patents through reexamination proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office obtained a disposition on the merits in infringement action for purposes of obtaining attorney fees and costs
• holding that a patent infringement defendant, who moved for dismissal after obtaining cancellation of patents through reexamination proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office obtained a disposition on the merits in infringement action for purposes of obtaining attorney fees and costs
• finding that the USPTO’s determination of invalidity-on reexamination renders the party who sought invalidation the prevailing party despite the patent holder initially succeeding on .the issue of infringement
• concluding the defendant was the prevailing party after the district court stayed the litigation for reexamination in the USPTO and upon reopening the case on defendant’s motion after cancellation of the claims, the district court entered judgment in favor of the defendant

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