Maxill Inc. v. Loops, LLC, No. 20-1519 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 31, 2020)

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Loops, LLC and Loops Flexbrush, LLC (collectivel y, Loops) appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington sua sponte granting summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Maxill, Inc., both the Ohio and Canadian corporations (collectively, Maxill), and subsequently denying Loops’ s request for re- consideration of that decision. In granting summary judg- ment, the district court determined that the accused toothbrush’s elongated body was not “flexible throughout,” as required by the claims.