Micro Motion, Inc. v. Exac Corp.

OPINION AND ORDER

ORRICK, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION

This is an action for patent infringement involving devices known as nonintrusive Coriolis' mass flowmeters, which measure the mass flow rate of fluids. Plaintiff, Micro Motion, Incorporated (“Micro Motion”), is a Colorado corporation with its principal place of business in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1977, Micro Motion has manufactured and sold Coriolis mass flowmeters and accessories. Micro Motion is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerson Electric Company. Defendant; Exac Corporation (“Exac”), is a California corporation,…