A jury found that Systems' hydraulic dock levelers infringe the D'754 patent, and that the patent is not invalid. The district court entered judgment awarding Nordock $46,825 in damages as a reasonable royalty. Nordock filed a post-judgment motion to amend the judgment, and alternatively, for a new trial on damages. The district court denied the motion and Nordock appealed to the Federal Circuit. Systems filed a cross-appeal arguing the patent was invalid. The Federal Circuit affirmed the verdict for infringement, but found that the damages award improperly failed to account for all of Systems' profits. The Federal Circuit explained that "the plain language of [35 U.S.C. § 289] permits design patentees to claim either $250 or the infringer's 'total profit' on sales of 'any article of manufacture' to which the patented design was applied." Citing its recent decision in Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs.