WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION Geophysical Corp., No. 13-1527 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2019)

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This case returns to us from the Supreme Court . WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. , 138 S. Ct. 2129 (2018) (“ WesternGeco III ”). The sole claim remanded to us by the Supreme Court is the lost profits award. T he Supreme Court held “that WesternGeco’s damages award for lost profits was a permissible domestic application of [35 U.S.C.] § 284,” id. at 2139, reversing our decision in WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. , 791 F.3d 1340, 1349– 52 (Fed. Cir.