McGinley v. Luv n' care Ltd., No. 19-2175 (Fed. Cir. July 29, 2020)

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Michael L. McGinley is the inventor of a container or pitcher having a “flexible side wall portion” that can con- form to the shape of a child’s head , patented under U.S. Patent No. 8,636,178 (the “’178 patent”). Mr. McGinley and S.C. Products, Inc. (SCP) (collectively “McGinley”), brought a patent infringement suit against Luv N’ Care, Ltd. (“Luv”), and a number of other companies, including A d- mar International, Inc. (“Admar”), BuyBabyDirect, LLC (“BBD”), Bayou Graphics and Design, LLC (“BGD”), Con- trol Services, Inc.