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OCR: Philips/Windmere Settlement Agreement was not condi- tioned on the Federal Circuit granting of their motion vacate. Thus the public interest n promoting settle. ment does not justify the Federal Circuit's practice automatically vaca ting iud gments when the parties settle, espcciaily in this case Vacatur Conflicts With the Interests of Jus tice in the Present Case As this Court has recognized, there is strong public interest the finality of judgments. Allowing parties obtain vacatur on demand r the present case and thereby erase judgments that have been entered attex careful deliberation courts and juries, has pro found implications for the public interest t fin ality Indeed some commentators have criticized tha practic The Seventh Circuit noted 111 Memorat that: When clash hetween genuine ...