Minerals Technologies Inc. v. OMYA AG

DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Minerals Technologies Inc. (“MTI”) and Specialty Minerals Inc. (“SMI”) (collectively, “MTI”) brought the underlying action against defendants Omya AG, Omya Industries, Inc., and Omya, Inc. (collectively, “Omya”) alleging infringement and inducing infringement of two United States patents, No. 5,043,017, (the “ ’017 Patent”) and No. 5,156,719 (collectively the “Patents”), that are owned by MTI and based on essentially the same papermaking technology. 1 By a Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated November 22, 2005, the parties settled a…