Ball Metal Beverage Container v. Crown Packaging Technology, No. 20-1212 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 31, 2020)

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Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (collectively, Crown) appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granting summary judgment in favor of Rexam Bev- erage Can Co. and Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. (collectively, Ball Metal) finding the claim term s “second point” in U.S. Patent No. 6,935,826 (’826 patent) and “tran- sition” 1 in U.S. Patent No. 6,848,875 (’875 patent) indefi- nite, thereby rendering the asserted claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2.