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Party’s Failure to Cite Leading Case for the Legal Standard was “Disappointing” but “Immaterial”

By R. David Donoghue on November 8, 2017 Posted in Summary Judgment

Not Dead Yet Mfg. Inc., d/b/a NDY MFG, Inc. v. Pride Sols., LLC, No. 13 C 3418, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 19, 2017) (Pallmeyer, J.). Judge Pallmeyer ruled on the parties’ cross-summary judgment motions in this patent suit involving stalk stompers — devices that attach to a tractor or combine to crush corn stalks … Continue Reading

Court Looks to Ordinary Meaning to Construe Patent Claims

By R. David Donoghue on November 27, 2015 Posted in Claim Construction

Not Dead Yet Mfg., Inc. v. Pride Sol’ns, LLC, No. 13 C 3418, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 5, 2015) (Pallmeyer, J.). Judge Pallmeyer construed the claim terms of plaintiff Not Dead Yet’s (“NDY”) patents to a quick connect and disconnect system for a farming implement known as a stalk stomper. Of particular note, the … Continue Reading