Neochloris, Inc. v. Emerson Process Management LLLP

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Honorable Edmond E. Chang, United States District Judge

I. Introduction

Plaintiff Neochloris owns patent number 6,845,336 (the '336 patent) for a “Water Treatment Watering System” and brings this infringement action against Defendants Emerson Process Management LLLP and CITGO Petroleum Corporation.1 Defendants jointly moved for . summary judgment, arguing that the '336 patent is invalid because it covers non-patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. For the reasons discussed below, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted because the '336 patent…