Chao Tai Electron Co Ltd v. Ledup Enterprises Inc et al

Filing 76

JUDGMENT GRANTING DEFENDANT LOWES HIW, INC.S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY OF THE 287 PATENT by Judge Manuel L. Real, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, JUDGED AND DECREED: 1. U.S. Patent No. 7,301,287 is anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 6,972,528and is , therefore, invalid.2. Defendants Lowes and LedUp are entitled to summary judgment ofinvalidity of U.S. Patent No. 7,301,287 as a matter of law. 3. Defendant Lowes Motion for Summary Judgment of invalidity is granted. 4. For each cause of action all eged in the First Amended Complaint of Patent Infringement, judgment is entered against Plaintiff and in favor of Defendants Lowes and LedUp, for each counterclaim of invalidity asserted by Defendants Lowes and LedUp, judgment is entered against Plaintiff and in favor of Defendants Lowes and LedUp, and Chao Tais First Amended Complaint is hereby DISMISSEDWITH PREJUDICE. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (pj)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHAO TAI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD,
a Taiwanese corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO.: CV12-10137 R-MRW
JUDGMENT GRANTING
DEFENDANT LOWE’S HIW, INC.’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY OF
THE ’287 PATENT

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LEDUP ENTERPRISE, INC., a
Hon. Manuel L. Real
California corporation; LOWE’S HIW,
INC., a Washington Corporation; THE
HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., a
Delaware corporation; MARTHA
STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA,
INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES
1 through 10, inclusive,
Defendants.

[Action filed: November 28, 2012]

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[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT

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Having fully considered Defendant Lowe’s HIW, Inc.’s, now known as Lowe’s

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Home Centers, LLC ( “Lowe’s”), Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity of the

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’287 patent, LedUp Enterprise, Inc.’s (“LedUp”) Joinder of Lowe’s Motion, Plaintiff

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Chao Tai Electronics Co., Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) response thereto, Lowe’s reply, the

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declarations, exhibits, and memorandum submitted therewith, and the relevant

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authorities cited,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, JUDGED AND DECREED:

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1.

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U.S. Patent No. 7,301,287 is anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 6,972,528

and is, therefore, invalid.
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Defendants Lowe’s and LedUp are entitled to summary judgment of

invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 7,301,287 as a matter of law.

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granted.

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4.

Defendant Lowe’s Motion for Summary Judgment of invalidity is

For each cause of action alleged in the First Amended Complaint of

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Patent Infringement, judgment is entered against Plaintiff and in favor of Defendants

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Lowe’s and LedUp, for each counterclaim of invalidity asserted by Defendants

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Lowe’s and LedUp, judgment is entered against Plaintiff and in favor of Defendants

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Lowe’s and LedUp, and Chao Tai’s First Amended Complaint is hereby DISMISSED

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WITH PREJUDICE.

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IT IS SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED.

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Dated: March 4, 2014

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Manuel L. Real, U.S. District Judge

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