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Ateliers De La Haute-Garonne v. Broetje Automation USA Inc., No. 12-1038 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2013)

Reversed in Part
Invalidity (§ 102/§ 103) Summary Judgment
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1038
Decided
May 21, 2013
Judge
Newman, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
22 pages

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Plaintiffs Ateliers de la Haute -Garonne and F2C2 Systems S.A.S. (collectively “AHG”) filed suit against defendants Broetje Automation USA Inc. and Br ötje Automation GmbH (collectively “Br oetje”), asserting counts of patent infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition, and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage. Ateliers de la Haute - Garonne is a French company whose employees include Jean-Marc Auriol and Philippe Bornes, the inventors of the patents in suit. AHG asserted two patents, United Sta tes Patent No.

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