Melchior v. Hilite International, Inc., No. 15-1932 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 12, 2016)

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Jean Melchior sued Hilite International, Inc. for i n- fringing certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,645,017 (“the ’017 patent”), 5,649,506 (“the ’506 patent”), and 5,507,254 (“the ’254 patent ”). Following a jury trial and verdict in favor of Melchior, the district court denied Hilite’s mo tion for judgment as a matter of law of nonin fringement and invalidity, and ordered judgment for Melchior. Because we hold that the district court should have found the asserted patent claims invalid, we reverse.