PTC, Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

PTC, Inc. moves for judgment on the pleadings against Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company in this insurance coverage action as a way to answer the question whether Charter Oak was required to defend PTC under the terms of a general liability policy despite the existence of an intellectual property (“IP”) exclusion in the policy. I conclude that the exclusion applies and consequently will enter the judgment adverse to PTC.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Underlying Allegations

PTC was named as a defendant in Flextronics Int., Ltd., v. PTC,…