This morning, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion in a patent infringement case appealed from the Eastern District of New York. The Federal Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Here is the introduction to the opinion.
Group One v. GTE GmbH (Nonprecedential)
Group One Ltd. appeals the decisions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York that (1) denied holding a non-party, the United States Tennis Association, Inc. (USTA), in contempt of a temporary restraining order; and (2) awarded Group One less than its requested damages amount after default judgment was entered against defendants GTE GmbH and Ralf Weigel. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm-in-part, reverse-in-part, and remand.