John Bean Technologies v. Morris & Associates Inc, No. 17-1502 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 19, 2018)

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John Bean Technologies Corp. appeals from a decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern Di s- trict of Arkansas holding that its patent infringement claims are barred by the affirmative defens es of equitable estoppel and laches.1 Because the asserted claims in this action were substantively amended or added following ex parte reexamination in 2014, and the plaintiff only sought damages for infringement of the reexamined claims, the district court abused its discretion in finding equitable estoppel…