Ernie Ball, Inc. v. Earvana, LLC, No. 12-1276 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2013)

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Defendant-Appellant Earvana, LLC (“Earvana”) appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California hol d- ing U.S. Patent 6,433,264 (the “’264 patent”), assigned to Plaintiff-Appellee Ernie Ball, Inc. (“Ernie Ball”), valid and enforceable and holding Earvana liable for infringement. Ernie Ball, Inc. v. Earvana, LLC , No. 5:06-cv-00384-JHN- OPx, 2011 WL 201816, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5831 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2011).