Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Judge Durkin construed seven disputed terms across three patents involving a hands-free breast milk collection device and a related valve, rejecting indefiniteness challenges and clarifying several scope disputes in this patent matter.
Of particular note…
Mobile Motherboard Inc. v. AIOEXPC, et al., No. 24 C 8703 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 4, 2025) (Shah, J.).
Judge Shah granted defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings in this patent infringement case involving a two-piece computer system patent. The Court found that plaintiff Mobile Motherboard’s own claim charts…
Norix Group, Inc. v. Correctional Techs., Inc. d/b/a Cortech USA, et al., Slip Op., No. 20 C 1158 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 19, 2021) (Feinerman, J.).
Judge Feiinerman granted in part defendant Cortech’s motion to stay pending ex parte reexam and denied Coretech’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) in this patent case involving “intensive use”…
Rehco, LLC v. Spin Master, Ltd., No. 13 C 2245, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 28, 2019) (Blakey, J.).
Judge Blakey granted defendant Spin Master’s motion for supplemental claim construction and for summary judgment in this patent case involving remote control toy vehicles.
The Court previously construed the terms, but the Federal Circuit reversed…
Shure, Inc. v. ClearOne, Inc., No. 17 C 3078, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 25, 2018) (Chang, J.).
Judge Chang construed the remaining claims in this patent case involving audio-conferencing equipment utilizing beam microphones.
Of particular interest, the Court held as follows:
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Kolcraft Enters., Inc. v. Chicco USA, Inc., No. 09 C 3339, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 13, 2018) (Chang, J.).
Judge Chang construed claims in this patent dispute involving infant play gyms for a second time, this time focused upon certain apparatus claims.
Of particular note, the Court construed the following:
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Pressure Specialist, Inc. v. Next Gen Mfg., Inc., No. 17 C 6582, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 24, 2018) (St. Eve, J.).
Judge St. Eve denied defendant’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiff’s patent claims related to a gas regulator for paintball guns.
Defendant argued that the claims should be dismissed …
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. As usual, Mark Lemely reviewed the last year in patent law at the Federal Circuit. Here are some highlights:
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Nalco Co. v. Chem-Mod, LLC, No. 14 C 2510, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2015) (Darrah, J.).
Judge Darrah granted defendants’ motion to dismiss defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff Nalco’s Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) in this patent case involving a method for reducing mercury emission from flue…
Dyson, Inc. v. SharkNinja Operating LLC, No. 14 C 779, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 17, 2015) (Darrah, J.).
Judge Darrah denied defendants’ (collectively “SharkNinja”) motion for reconsideration of the Court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment of noninfringement in this design patent case. SharkNinja sought reconsideration arguing that the issues of whether…
