Kaneka Corp. v. SKC Kolon PI, Inc.

Proceedings: Order: (1) DENYING Defendants’ Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, or in the Alternative, a New Trial on Induced Infringement, (Doc. No. 692); (2) FINDING the Equitable Defenses of Implied License and Laches Do Not Bar Plaintiffs Claims, (Doc. Nos. 654, 698); and (3) GRANTING IN PART Plaintiffs Motion for Entry of Judgment, an Award of Supplemental Damages, an Accounting of Infringing Sales, and Pre-Judgment and Post-Judgment Interest, (Doc. No. 669) (IN CHAMBERS)

Before the Court are two post-trial motions: Plaintiffs Motion for Entry of Judgment, an Award of Supplemental Damages, an Accounting of Infringing Sales, and Pre- and Post-Judgment Interest, (“Plaintiffs Motion,” Doc. No. 669), and Defendants’ Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, or in the Alternative, a New Trial on Induced Infringement, (“Defendants’ Motion,” Doc. No. 692). Also before the Court is the issue of whether Defendants’ equitable defenses of implied license and laches bar Plaintiffs claims. (Doc. Nos. 654, 698.) For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART Plaintiffs Motion, DENIES Defendants’ Motion, and FINDS that the equitable defenses asserted by Defendants do not bar…