Thomas and Betts Corp said theU.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 &lt;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
