Kim Laube & Company, Inc. et al v. Wahl Clipper Corporation et al

Filing 468

FINAL JUDGMENT 467 by Judge John A. Kronstadt: That final judgment is entered in favor of Defendants, Wahl Clipper Corporation ("Wahl") and Does 1 to 10, and against Plaintiffs, Kim Laube & Company ("KLC") and Kim Laube ("Laube"), on all of Plaintiffs' claims. That final judgment is entered in favor of Counter-Plaintiff Wahl and against Counter-Defendant Laube. (See document for further details) (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (ir)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION
KIM LAUBE & COMPANY, INC., a
California corporation; and KIM
LAUBE, an individual,

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FINAL JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs,
v.

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WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION,
an Illinois corporation, DOES 1-10,
Inclusive,
Defendants.

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Case No. CV-09-914 JAK (JCx)

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

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FINAL JUDGMENT
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
That final judgment is entered in favor of Defendants, Wahl Clipper Corporation
(“Wahl”) and Does 1 to 10, and against Plaintiffs, Kim Laube & Company (“KLC”) and
Kim Laube (“Laube”), on all of Plaintiffs’ claims.
That final judgment is entered in favor of Counter-Plaintiff Wahl and against
Counter-Defendant Laube, declaring that:

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 Wahl is found not to infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,473,973 (“the ‘973

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Patent”).

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 All seven claims of the ‘973 Patent are found and hereby declared to be

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invalid.

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 The ‘973 Patent is found to have been procured by Laube through

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inequitable conduct before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

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and is thus hereby declared unenforceable.
That final judgment is entered in favor of Counter-Defendants, and against
Counter-Plaintiff Wahl, on the other Counterclaims.
That final judgment is entered in favor of Wahl and against Plaintiffs declaring
this case ‘exceptional’ under 35 U.S.C. §285.
That the Court awards $1,129,311.71 in reasonable attorney fees to Wahl and
against Plaintiffs, KLC and Laube, joint and several, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §285.
That the Court awards $84,689.59 in costs and expenses to Wahl and against
Plaintiffs, KLC and Laube, joint and several, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §285.

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That the Court awards post-judgment interest to Wahl and against Plaintiffs, KLC
and Laube, joint and severally, as provided for in 28 U.S.C. §1961 for any time period
between the entry of this Final Judgment and the date upon which the judgment has
been fully paid.

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IT IS SO ORDERED and SIGNED this 6th day of November, 2013.

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John A. Kronstadt
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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GRDS01 483106v2

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