Solvay, S.A. v. Honeywell International, No. 12-1660 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2014)

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Plaintiff Solvay S.A. (“Solvay”) appeals from a jud g- ment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in favor of d efendant Honeywell International (“Honeywell”). The district court held that asserted claim 1 of Solvay’s U.S. Patent No. 6,730,817 (“the ’817 patent”) was invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(g)(2) (2006).