Shure Incorporated v. ClearOne, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SHURE, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 17 C 3078 ) v. ) ) Judge Edmond E. Chang CLEARONE, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) CLEARONE, INC., ) ) Counter-Plaintiff ) ) SHURE, INC., BIAMP SYSTEMS CORP., ) and QSC, LLC ) ) Counter-Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (INITIAL REDACTED PUBLIC VERSION) This litigation concerns a set of patents on audioconferencing technology. Shure, Inc., sued its competitor ClearOne (the owner of the patents), seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity and non-infringement of U.S.…