Virginia Panel Corp. v. Mac Panel Co.

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• explaining that the patent misuse defense may include demonstrating “expansion of patent monopoly rights over unpatented devices”
• “[W]hen considering the orderly presentation of evidence the patent misuse defense is more appropriately tried along with the antitrust issues.”
• district court may withhold prejudgment interest based on a delay in prosecution, but there must be prejudice to the defendant in order to limit or deny interest on this basis
• a finding of willful patent infringement supported enhancement of damages by 10%, rather than an award of treble damages, where infringer had conducted patent searches and obtained legal opinions and had asserted affirmative defenses that were not frivolous or in bad faith

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