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

Fed. Cir.

In re: California Expanded Metal Products Co., No. 23-1140 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 20, 2024)

Affirmed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-1140
Decided
March 20, 2024
Judge
Taranto, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
8 pages

From the Opinion

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California Expanded Metal Products Co. (CEMCO) owns several patents that describe and claim fire-retardant head-of-wall assemblies. In 2020, Seal4Safti , Inc. filed an action in district court seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement, unenforceabi lity, and invalidity of sev- eral of those patents, and CEMCO filed affirmative IN RE: CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS CO. 2 defenses and counterclaims for patent infringement.