Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
AmTab Mfg. Corp. v. SICO Inc., No. 11 C 2692, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 13, 2012) (Darrah, J.).
Judge Darrah denied plaintiff AmTab’s motion for reconsideration of the Court’s prior claim construction order. While claim construction is an organic process that can be revised throughout a case, AmTab did not present any new …
AmTab Mfg. Corp. v. SICO, Inc., No. 11 C 2692, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. June 19, 2012) (Darrah, J.).
Judge Darrah denied defendants’ (collectively “SICO”) request to modify the Local Patent Rules standard protective order to include a prosecution bar. While a prosecution bar could be appropriate, SICO failed to provide the specific facts …
AmTab Mfg. Corp. v. SICO, Inc., No. 11 C 2692, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. March 29, 2012) (Darrah, J.).
Judge Darrah construed the disputed terms of the patent in suit related to a stool attaching to a folding table. Of particular note, the Court held as follows:
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