Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit September 20, 2002, Nos. 02-1001, 02-1020 (Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.)

MAYER, Chief Judge,

dissenting.

Because I believe the district court abused its discretion in granting a new trial on the validity issues because it thought that alleged attorney misconduct prejudiced the verdict, and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence, I dissent. I would sustain the jury’s findings that U.S. Patent Nos.