Opinion ID: 1478467
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Additional Points by Defendant.

Text: A few incidental points remain which require brief comment. The questions briefed concerning infringement and license under the 885 patent are no longer material. Defendant urges, however, that the 809 patent should also be held invalid. The grounds are that the public ought to be protected from the threat of suits upon this patent because it is allegedly included within the broad claims of the 885 patent and hence must be equally invalid. The simple answer is that the 809 patent is not in issue before us. It was dismissed with prejudice upon plaintiff's motion to dismiss. Defendant also seeks additional costs and expenses incurred in preparing for trial on the 809 patent. The trial court's examination of the facts led it to say, There is nothing from which it at all appears that the suit brought by the plaintiff here was either vexatious or oppressive, and concluded that there are no circumstances which would justify any imposition on the plaintiff of additional costs and expenses. The defendant is not an appellant in this Court and we do not see how its argument on this point, even if it had substance, could be considered by us. Nor do we see any reason to disagree with the conclusion reached by the trial judge. Affirmed.