Resh, Inc v. Skimlite Manufacturing Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 RESH, INC., Case No. 22-cv-01427-EJD (VKD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO AMEND INVALIDITY
CONTENTIONS
BARRETT CONRAD, INC. d/b/a SKIMLITE MANUFACTURING INC. et al., Re: Dkt. No. 81 12 Defendants.
13 Defendant Skimlite Manufacturing Inc. (“Skimlite”) seeks leave to amend its invalidity contentions under Patent Local Rule 3-6 to assert an obviousness-type double patenting ground for invalidity in view of the Federal Circuit’s decision in In re: Cellect, LLC, 81 F.4th 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2023). Dkt. No. 81. Plaintiff Resh, Inc. (“Resh”) opposes the motion or, in the alternative, requests that the Court defer ruling on it pending the Federal Circuit’s possible rehearing en banc. Dkt. No. 87 at 1, 4. The Court held a hearing on the motion on November 21, 2023. Dkt. No. 91. For the reasons explained below, the Court grants the motion. In a patent…