American Innotek, Inc. v. United States

Patent Infringement; 28 U.S.C. § 1498; Pri- or Art; 35 U.S.C. § 102; Priority Date; 35 U.S.C. § 120; Invalidity; Obviousness; 35 U.S.C. § 103; Graham Factors; Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness; Nexus Requirement; Commercial Success; Long-felt Need; Copying.

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAMS, Judge

This patent infringement case involves bags for the containment and disposal of bodily fluids. Plaintiff, American Innotek, Inc., claims that the United States infringed its 1992 patent, United States Patent No. 5,116,139 (“the ’139 Patent”) entitled “Fluid Containment Bag,” by purchasing and using the…