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

E.D. Tex.

Thermapure, Inc. v. Water Out Drying Corp. et al, No. 2:06-cv-00453 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 13, 2009)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:06-cv-00453, Dkt. No. 151
Decided
November 13, 2009
Judge
Charles Everingham IV, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - rulings set forth herein as to motions #127, 128, 129, 130
Length
5 pages

From the Opinion

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Pending before the court are various post-trial motions. The court’s rulings on each are detailed herein. A. Thermapure ’s Motion for Entry of Partial Judgment, for a New Trial on Damages, and for a Permanent Injunction (Dkt . No. 127); Water Out Drying Corp. ’s Alternative Motion for New Trial (Dkt. No. 130) The court tried this case to a jury in March 2009. On March 20, 2009, the jury returned a partial verdict, finding that Water Out induced infringement of claim 6 of the ’812 patent and that the ’812 patent was not invali d.