Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit April 30, 2001, 00-1310 (Lockheed Martin Corporation v. Space Systems/loral, Inc.)

DECISION

GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed”) is the assignee of United States Patent 4,084,772 (“the '772 Patent”), which discloses an apparatus and method for steering a satellite. In 1995, Lockheed’s predecessor, Martin Marietta Corporation, brought this patent infringement action against Space Systems/Loral, Inc.