Blue Gentian, LLC v. Tristar Products, Inc., No. 21-2316 (Fed. Cir. June 9, 2023)

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Blue Gentian, LLC, National Express, Inc. , and Tele- brands Corp. (collectively, “Blue Gentian” ) sued Tristar Products, Inc. (“Tristar”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,291,941 (“the ’941 patent”), 8,291,942 (“the ’942 pa- tent”), 8,479,776 (“the ’776 p atent”), 8,757,213 (“the ’213 patent”), D722,681 (“the ’681 d esign patent”), and D724,186 (“the ’186 d esign patent”). Tristar counter- claimed to correct inventorship of all six patents.