Deere & Company v. Duroc LLC, No. 14-1697 (Fed. Cir. May 26, 2016)

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The district court’s judgment on the merits has been affirmed, Deere & Company v. Duroc LLC , Fed. Cir. No. 14-1697 (“Deere I”) (decided concurrently). Deere also appeals aspects of the district court’s taxation of cost s under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. On review, we conclude that the district court’s rulings a re within the scope of the court’s discretion, and affirm. BACKGROUND Deere sued the Defendants (including predecessor and successor companies) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,052,980.