SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 17, 1997
Honeywell Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-971 41-0415010
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
Honeywell Plaza
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (612) 951-1000
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
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On March 17, 1997, the Supreme Court of the United States granted
Honeywell's petition for certiorari in the patent/tort case and vacated the July
3, 1996 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
which had overruled the trial court's rulings of patent invalidity,
unenforceability and non-infringement; found Honeywell liable under Litton's
state tort claims; and granted Honeywell certain intervening patent rights and a
new trial on damages for all claims. The case is being remanded to the Federal
Circuit for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in
the Warner-Jenkinson v. Hilton Davis case which refined the law concerning
patent infringement under the doctrine of equivalents. On March 21, 1997 Litton
filed a notice of appeal of Judge Pfaelzer's recent decision denying Litton's
request for a permanent injunction against Honeywell infringement in the case.
At a hearing held March 31, 1997, on intervening rights, Judge Pfaelzer
indicated that the patent/tort damages retrial will not commence as scheduled on
May 6, 1997 because the trial court will lose jurisdiction while these appellate
matters are before the Federal Circuit. The appellate briefing and argument
schedule has not yet been established, and a final decision by the Federal
Circuit is not expected for several months.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HONEYWELL INC.
By: /s/ Edward D. Grayson
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Edward D. Grayson
Vice President and
General Counsel
Date: April 7, 1997
