Ultratec, Inc. v. Sorenson Communications, Inc., No. 17-1161 (Fed. Cir. May 18, 2018)

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Plaintiffs Ultratec, Inc. and CapTel , Inc. (collectively, “Ultratec”) appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin’s judgment as a matter of law after a jury verdict that claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,660,398 (“ ’398 patent ”) are invalid as obv i- ous. Ultratec also appeals the district court’s conclusion that d efendants Sorenson Communications, Inc. and CaptionCall, LLC (collectively, “Sorenson”) are entitled to judgment as a matter of law that their infringement, if any, was not willful.