Linzer Products Corp. v. Sekar

OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Chandra Sekar (“Sekar”) invented an inexpensive industrial process for manufacturing plastic paint rollers. -In 1996, Sekar was awarded a patent (the “'790 Patent”) for this invention, giving him the right to exclude others from using his process (the “'790 process”) to manufacture paint rollers. 1 In 1998, Sekar entered into a license agreement (the “Agreement” or “1998 Agreement”) with Linzer Products Corporation (“Linzer”), a manufacturer of paint rollers, permitting Linzer to use his '790 process in exchange for royalties. 2…