Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 24, 2000, 98-1560, 98-1566 (Fiskars, Inc. And Fiskars Oy Ab v. Hunt Manufacturing Co., and Joseph F. Posillico, Sanctioned Party-Appellant)

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Hunt Manufacturing Co. (Hunt) appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin,

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entered upon a jury verdict of infringement, under the doctrine of equivalents, of United States Patent No. 5,322,-001 (the ’001 or Fiskars patent) entitled “Paper Cutter with Circular Blades,” owned by Fiskars Oy AB and Fiskars, Inc.