Agfa Corp. v. Creo Prods. Inc.

RADER, Circuit Judge.
After a bench trial, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts declared all of Agfa Corporation’s asserted patents unenforceable for inequitable conduct. Agfa Corp. v. Creo Prods., Inc., Civil Action No. 00-10836-GAO (D. Mass. Oct. 5, 2004) (Judgment) (judgment  incorporating the trial court’s earlier Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Judgment dated Aug. 24, 2004 (Decision)). Agfa challenges that result and also appeals the trial court’s order granting the defendants’1 request that inequitable conduct be tried to the court, prior to a jury trial on the other issues in the case. Agfa Corp. v. Creo Prods., Inc., Civil Action No. 00-10836-GAO (D. Mass. July 16, 2003) (Bench Trial Order). Finally, Agfa appeals the trial court’s award of attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Judgment (incorporating the trial court’s Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, dated Oct. 5, 2004 (Attorney Fees Decision)). Because the trial court did not err in any of those decisions, and because this court agrees with the trial court’s claim construction of the one disputed claim term, this court affirms.

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