PPC Broadband, Inc. v. Corning Gilbert Inc.

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

GARY L. SHARPE, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

On July 5, 2011, plaintiff PPC Broadband, Inc. commenced this patent infringement action against defendant Corning Gilbert Inc. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1.) Pending is, among other things, PPC’s motion for summary judgment on collateral estoppel, precluding Gilbert from relitigating the issue of validity of the patents in suit. (Dkt. No. 128.) For the reasons that follow, PPC’s motion is granted in part and denied in part.

II. Background1

Both PPC and Gilbert are engaged in the business of designing and manufacturing coaxial cable…