Legal Opinion
Chapco, Inc. v. Woodway USA, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 26, 2017No. CIVIL CASE NO. 3:15–CV–1665 (JCH)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Janet C. Hall, United States District Judge *476TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION...476
II. FACTS...477
III. LEGAL STANDARD...477
IV. DISCUSSION...478
A. Infringement by Chapco...478
1. Direct Infringement...478
2. Indirect Infringement...478
3. Alter-Ego Theory...481
B. Infringement of the '580 Patent...482
C. Non-Infringement of the '169 Patent...486
D. Invalidity of the '169 and '580 Patents...487
1. Motion to Strike Portions of Dr. Giachetti's Opening Expert Report...487
2. Motion to Strike Portions of Dr. Giachetti's Declaration...491
3. Obviousness...494
4. Anticipation...496
5. Indefiniteness, Written…
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