United States Federal Circuit
Accent Packaging, Inc. v. Legget & Platt, Inc., 2012-1011
Summary judgment for defendant on patent infringement claims involving a wire tier device that is used to bale recyclables or solid waste is: 1) reversed in part and remanded with respect to claims 1-4 of the ’877 patent, where the district court erred in it construction of the terms "each" and "a respective one"; but 2) affirmed on claim 5 of the ’877 patent and all of the asserted claims of the ’992 patent; and 3) affirmed on the denial of plaintiff's motion for additional discovery pursuant to and the dismissal of plaintiff's Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act cause of action.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/04/2013
- Published 02/04/2013
Judges
- PROST
Court
- United States Federal Circuit