Safety Rail Source, LLC v. Bilco Co.

OPINION

SIMANDLE, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This patent lawsuit centers around United States Patent No. 6,467,230 (the “'230 patent”), an “invention relating] to an interconnection device and method for securing a safety rail ... to the frame of an access hatch.” (Def.’s Br. Ex. A (“'230 patent”), col. 1,1. 6-10.) Plaintiff filed this lawsuit against Defendant, asserting that a device made and sold by Defendant — the Bil-Guard Hatch Rail system (the “Bil— Guard”) — infringed on the '230 patent, and Defendant filed a counterclaim, arguing that the '230 patent is invalid.

Presently before the…