Legal Opinion
Sd3, LLC v. Dudas
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 20, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2008-1242PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, United States District Judge
Plaintiff SD3, LLC has sued for a patent on its saw-stopping safety technology. In short, SD3 claims that it has invented a new way to stop a saw blade almost instantaneously in the event of a stray finger, or other unsafe condition, entering its path. The government disagrees and the PTO denied SD3’s patent application on the ground that it was anticipated by a 1974 patent that described a similar piece of technology. Now, SD3 moves for summary judgment and to exclude defendant’s (“the Director’s”) expert witnesses. SD3 also…
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