Aqua Shield v. Interpool Pool Cover Team, No. 14-1263 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 22, 2014)

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Aqua Shield sued Inter Pool Cover Team, Alukov Hz spol. s.r.o., Alukov spol. s.r.o., and Pool & Spa Enclosures (collectively, IPC) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,637,160. Aqua Shield won summary judgment that IPC infringed and that no claim was invalid. A bench trial led eventually to determinations that Aqua Shield was ent i- tled to damages in the form of a royalty of $10,800 and that IPC had not been willful in its infringement.