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STEELCASE INC. v. HAWORTH, INC.

No. 1:96cv 406.

954 F.Supp. 1195 (1997)

STEELCASE INC., Plaintiff, v. HAWORTH, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

February 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon G. March, David J. Gass, Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, Grand Rapids, MI, George Pazuniak, Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, DE, Mark A. Flagel, Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, for Steelcase, Inc.

Michael J. Hodge, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Lansing, MI, Dale H. Thiel, Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, Kalamazoo, MI, Adam R. Hess, Cushman, Darby & Cushman, Washington, DC, William K. West, Jr., Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Stuart I. Friedman, Friedman, Wittenstein & Hochman, New York City, for Haworth, Inc.

Jon Marc Bylsma, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, MI, for Trendway Corporation.

Rock A. Wood, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Grand Rapids, MI, for American Seating Co.

OPINION

SCOVILLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

This is a patent infringement action. Plaintiff, Steelcase Inc., contends that defendant, Haworth, Inc., has willfully infringed three Steelcase patents covering office chairs. As a consequence of the allegedly willful infringement, Steelcase seeks enhanced damages pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284. In response to the claim for enhanced damages, Haworth has asserted its good-faith reliance on the advice...

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