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Inline Plastics Corp. v. Lacerta Group, LLC, No. 22-1954 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2024)

Affirmed in Part
Invalidity (§ 102/§ 103) Non-Infringement Summary Judgment Attorneys' Fees
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1954
Also Docketed
No. 22-2295 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
March 27, 2024
Judge
Taranto, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
21 pages

From the Opinion

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In this action, filed by Inline Plastics Corp. against La- certa Group, LLC, Inline alleges infringement of several of its patents, i.e. , U.S. Patent Nos. 7,118,003; 7,073,680; 9,630,756; 8,795,580; and 9,527,640, which describe and claim certain containers (having features that make them resistant to tampering and mak e tampering evident ) as well as methods of making such containers using ther- moformed plastic.

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