Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. v. Fortress Iron, LP, No. 24-1231 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 17, 2025)

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Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. (“Barrette”) appeals from an entry of judgment of non-infringement by the U.S. Dis- trict Court for the Northern District of Texas based on Bar- rette’s stipulation that it could not prove —under the district court’s construction of “boss,” “projection,” and other related terms as fastener-less and integral —that products sold by Fortress Iron , LP and Fortress Fence Products, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) infringe claims 1–7 of U.S. Patent No. 8,413,332 (“’332 patent”); claims 1, 2, 3, and 5–12 of U.S. Patent No.