Legal Opinion

Ocado Innovation Ltd., et al. v. AutoStore AS, et al.

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided December 30, 2021No. 21-cv-00041-JLPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Ocado Innovation Ltd., et al. v. Civil No. 1:21-cv-00041-JL Opinion No.

2021 DNH 190

AutoStore AS, et al. MEMORANDUM ORDER Known as the “atomic bomb of patent law” because, if proven, it renders entire patents unenforceable, the inequitable conduct defense has become a potent tool in a patent litigator’s toolbox. Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co.,

649 F.3d 1276, 1285

(Fed. Cir. 2011). As such, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals “tightened the inequitable conduct standard to ensure that the defense is sustained only in egregious…

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  2. Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
  3. Exergen Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
  4. Larson Manufacturing Co. of South Dakota, Inc. v. Aluminart Products Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
  5. Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2014

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  1. Ocado Innovation Ltd. v. AutoStore ASDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2021

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