Smith was an inventor who had patented and produced a tool containing bearings that could better handle the download in well-drilling operation.A corporation manufactured an identical product and Smith sued the corporation for patent infringement.

Explain the appropriate remedies available to Smith.How would if affect the answer to know that Smith manufactured a tool sold to the industry that contained the bearing at the time the patent was applied for?Note as well that the corporation also claimed that the development of the bearings was an obvious development to anyone in the industry.