Smartrend Manufacturing Group (SMG), Inc. v. Opti-Luxx Inc., No. 24-1616 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2025)

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Smartrend Manufacturing Group (SMG), Inc. (“Smar- trend”) brought suit against Opti -Luxx Inc. (“Opti -Luxx”) for infringement of two patents: U.S. Design Patent No. D932,930 (the “D930 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 11,348,491 (the “’491 patent”). After trial, the jury found that Opti-Luxx infringed both patents. The district court denied Opti-Luxx’s motion for judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”) and issued a permanent injunction. Opti- Luxx appeals.