Chaffin v. Braden, No. 16-2572 (Fed. Cir. June 23, 2017)

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Mark Chaffin brought suit against Michael Braden and LBC Manufacturing (collectively, “LBC”) for alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,932,912 (“the ’912 patent”). The district court granted summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of LBC, ruling that t here was no genuine dispute that the accused products did not practice all of the limitations of the asserted claims. The district court subsequently granted LBC’s motion for “exceptional case” attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 (2012). Chaffin appeals the district court’s rulings.