Bennett Marine, Inc. v. Lenco Marine, Inc., No. 12-1336 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 19, 2013)

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Defendants-Appellants Lenco Marine, Inc. and its president Richard DeVito, Jr. (collectively “Lenco”) appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida holding (1) that var i- ous products sold by Lenco infringed a patent owned by Plaintiff-Cross Appellant Bennett Marine, Inc. (“Be n- nett”); (2) that Lenco induced infringement of, and willful- ly infringed, Bennett’s patent; (3) that the asse rted claims are not invalid based on prior art; and (4) that Lenco breached a settlement agreement.