BASF Corp. v. Aristo, Inc.

*762 OPINION AND ORDER

PHILIP P. SIMON, Chief Judge.

In 1999, a predecessor company to BASF Corporation received U.S. Patent No. 5,866,210 (“the '210 Patent”), a new process for coating catalytic converter substrates. The patent doesn’t expire until 2016. In 2006 Aristo, Inc., working with its consultant Victor Rosynsky, designed and built a machine that also coats catalytic converter substrates. The problem is that Rosynsky was one of the named inventors on the '210 Patent. This got BASF’s attention and it ultimately resulted in BASF bringing this action against Aristo and Rosynsky for patent…