Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation v. Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., No. 23-2308 (Fed. Cir. June 30, 2025)

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Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (collectively, Crown) appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern Distr ict of Ohio granting summary judgment in favor of Ball Met al Beverage Container Corp. and Rexam Beverage Can Co. (collectively, Ball Metal). The district court det ermined that certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,935,826 ( ’826 pa- tent) and 6,848,875 (’875 patent) (collectively, asserted pa- tents) are invalid under 35 U.S.C.