Waterloov Gutter Protection System Co. v. Absolute Gutter Protection, L.L.C.

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge.

This case began as a relatively straightforward patent infringement dispute between two rain gutter manufacturers. Plaintiff, Waterloov Gutter Protection Co., Inc. (“Waterloov”), manufactures and sells a patented device that directs rain water into a roof gutter while preventing leaves and other debris from falling into and clogging the gutter. It alleges that Defendant Charles Knight (“Knight”), through his company, Absolute Gutter Protection, L.L.C. (“Absolute”), makes and markets a gutter essentially identical to Waterloov’s.

The scope of the case broadened…