Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Esip Series 1, LLC v. doTerra International, LLC, No. 21-2239 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2022)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-2239
Also Docketed
No. 21-2343 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
May 11, 2022
Judge
Per curiam
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
3 pages

From the Opinion

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This is an appeal from a district court’s summary judg- ment of non-infringement. ESIP Series 1, LLC v. doTerra Int’l, LLC, No. 2:15-CV-00779-RJS, 2021 WL 3195178 (D. Utah July 28, 2021) ( Summary Judgment ). ESIP owns U.S. Patent No. 7,878,418, which discloses an “Integrated, Essential-Oil Atomizer” apparatus and method for diffus- ing essential oils into an airstream. ESIP sued Puzhen for infringement of claims 1, 2, and 14 of the ’418 patent.