ASETEK Danmark A/S v. CMI USA, Inc.

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100 F. Supp. 3d 871·2015 WL 1848967·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52989
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 21, 2015Case No. 13-cv-00457-JSTCalifornia10,530 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Tigar, J.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; ORDER ENTERING JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF

Re: ECF Nos. 234, 235, 236

This patent infringement case was tried to a jury in December 2014. ECF No. 189. On December 17, 2014, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff Ase-tek Danmark A/S, finding that Defendant CMI USA, Inc.’s products infringed United States Patents No. 8,245,764 and 8,240,-362 (“’764 patent” and “’362 patent”). ECF Nos. 218, 219.

Now before the Court are the parties’ proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, as well as CMI’s memorandum of points and authorities in support of its defenses of obviousness, indefiniteness, and lack of written description. ECF Nos. 234, 235, 236. The Court has adopted the proposed findings and conclusions as stated below, and concludes that neither the ’764 patent nor the ’362 patent are invalid for obviousness, lack of written description, or indefiniteness.

*876 I.FINDINGS OF FACT

A. Background and Procedural History

Asetek is a Denmark-based corporation that sells liquid cooling systems for data centers, servers, workstations, and personal computers. ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 1, 11, 12. It owns the ’764 and ’362 patents by…

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