Ridge Corp. v. Kirk National Lease Co., No. 24-1138 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 1, 2024)

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Kirk NationaLease Co., Truck & Trailer Parts Solu- tions Inc. (together, “KNL”), and Altum LLC (“Altum”) (col- lectively, “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s grant of Appellee Ridge Corp .’s (“Ridge”) motion for a preliminary injunction and denial of Altum’s motion to join Cold Chain, LLC (“Cold Chain”) , the owner of United States Patent No. 9,151,084 (the “’084 patent”).