District Court, E.D. Virginia February 28, 1997, 1:96CV1577 (Black & Decker (US) Inc. v. Catalina Lighting, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this patent infringement action, Black & Decker,

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the owner of United States Patent No. 5,567,115 (the “115 patent”), sues Catalina Lighting, Inc. (“Catalina”) for direct infringement under 35' U.S.C. § 271(a) and Westinghouse Electric Corp. (“Westinghouse”) for inducing Catalina’s infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b).