Georgetown Rail Equipment v. Holland L.P., No. 16-2297 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 1, 2017)

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Following a claim construction ruling adverse to A p- pellant Holland L.P. (“Holland”), a jury in the U.S. Dis- trict Court for the Eastern District of Texas (“District Court”) found that Holland infringed Appellee Georgetown Rail Equipment Company’s (“Georgetown”) U.S. Patent 7,616,329 (“the ’329 p atent”) and aw arded Georgetown lost profits. The District Court later a p- proved an additional award of enhanced damages based on a finding of willful infringement.