Accent Packaging, Inv. v. Leggett & Platt, Inc., No. 12-1011 (Fed. Cir. 2013)
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Accent’s 877 and 992 patents arose from the same patent application and share a nearly identical specification, disclosing a wire tier device that is used to bale recyclables or solid waste for easier handling. Accent claims that its 470 wire tire device is the commercial embodiment of the patents and that Leggett obtained a 470 device, studied, and eventually began selling its own copy of the 470 device (Leggett Pinnacle wire tire device). Accent acknowledges differences between the devices. Accent filed suit, asserting claims for infringement of the patents and a claim for violation of Mo. Rev. Stat. 417.450–.467. The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Leggett with respect to construction of the terms “each” and “a respective one,” but affirmed summary judgment to Leggett with respect to other claims and dismissal of Accent’s Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act claims.
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