THOMAS AND BETTS CO <TNB> WINS PATENT APPEAL
Thomas and Betts Corp said the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed an
earlier judgment by the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware directing a unit of Litton Industries <LIT> to pay it
5,781,711 dlrs in damages for patent violations.
    Thomas and Betts said the court upheld the May 26, 1986,
award plus interest to be paid by Winchester Electronics, a
division of Litton Systems Inc, which is a subsidiary of Litton
Industries.
    The company explained the judgment was in regard to a
lawsuit first filed in 1978 for patent violations on the
manufacture and sale of transition "d" subminiature IDC
connectors.
 Reuter
