Latex Allergen Reduction, LLC v. Dynarex Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ELAINE E. BUCKLO, District Judge.

Plaintiff Latex Allergen Reduction, LLC (“LAR”) has brought this suit against defendant Dynarex Corporation (“Dynarex”) for patent infringement of LAR’s U.S. Patent 5,777,004 (the “'004 Patent”). The '004 Patent is directed to a method of neutralizing protein allergens found in natural rubber latex. '004 Patent, Col. 2, lines 24-25. The proteins in natural rubber latex that cause allergic reactions are made of chemical chains called “peptides,” which are themselves chemical chains of amino acids. The patented invention re lies on a…