Facts

Chao Tai Electronics Co. Ltd., a Taiwan corporation, filed a patent infringement action against LedUp Enterprises Inc., Lowe's Companies Inc., The Home Depot Inc. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. in relation to U.S. Patent Nos. 7,301,287 and 8,134,298.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff alleged that the '287 patent defined and claims a circuit for LED light string and that defendants infringed the patent by making, importing, distributing, selling, offering for sale and using systems and parts encompassing the invention, and did so willingly in light of plaintiff's patent rights.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendants argued the asserted patents are invalid.

Result

The district court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment of invalidity of the '287 patent. Specifically, it determined that the '287 patent is anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 6,972,528 and is therefore, invalid. As a result, for each claim of patent infringement asserted, the court entered judgment in favor of defendants Lowe's and LedUp, and it dismissed Chao Tai's complaint with prejudice.

Other Information

FILING DATE: Nov. 28, 2012.