Layne Christensen Co. v. Bro–Tech Corp.
| Decision Date | 23 December 2011 |
| Docket Number | Case No. 09–2381–JWL. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — District of Kansas |
| Parties | LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY and Dr. Arup K. Sengupta, Plaintiffs, v. BRO–TECH CORPORATION, d/b/a The Purolite Company, Defendant. |
836 F.Supp.2d 1203
2011 Markman 6742887
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY and Dr. Arup K. Sengupta, Plaintiffs,
v.BRO–TECH CORPORATION, d/b/a The Purolite Company, Defendant.
Case No. 09–2381–JWL.
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
Dec. 23, 2011.
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE
Aaron J. Mann, Jeffrey J. Simon, Patrick D. Kuehl, Jr., Richard R. Johnson, Husch Blackwell LLP, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiffs.
David R. Barnard, Jason C. Parks, Lathrop & Gage, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Robert C. Sullivan, Jr., Brian J. Doyle, David Francescani, J. Rodrigo Fuentes, John S. Goetz, Michael T. Zoppo, Fish & Richardson PC, Matthew L. Levine, Law Offices of Matthew L. Levine, New York, NY, for Defendant.
JOHN W. LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
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¦Introduction ¦1210¦
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¦I.¦Motions Relating to Experts ¦1211¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Troxel Testimony (Doc. # 426) ¦1211 ¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Sur–Rebuttal Reports (Doc. # 428) ¦1211 ¦
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¦ ¦C. ¦Purolite's Motion to Exclude Clifford Testimony (Doc. # 430) ¦1212 ¦
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¦ ¦D. ¦Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Declaration (Doc. # 542) ¦1212 ¦
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¦II. ¦Summary Judgment Standard ¦1213 ¦
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¦III.¦Purolite's Counterclaims ¦1213 ¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Consequential Damages ¦1213 ¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦Breach of the Agreement—Specifications ¦1214 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ¦1214¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦MERITS OF THE CLAIM ¦1216¦
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¦ ¦C. ¦Breach of the Agreement—Pursuit of Suspected Infringer ¦1218 ¦
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¦ ¦D. ¦Breach of the Agreement—Competitive Acts ¦1219 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦DAMAGES ¦1219¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦MERITS OF THE CLAIM ¦1220¦
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¦ ¦E. ¦Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ¦1221 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦DAMAGES ¦1222¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦MERITS OF THE CLAIM ¦1222¦
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¦ ¦F. ¦Unfair Competition ¦1223 ¦
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¦ ¦G. ¦Restraint of Trade ¦1223 ¦
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¦IV.¦Layne's Claims for Breach of Contract ¦1226 ¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Purolite's Defense of a Prior Material Breach ¦1227 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦PROVISION OF SPECIFICATIONS ¦1227¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦COMPETITIVE ACTS ¦1227¦
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¦ ¦ ¦3.¦PURSUIT OF SUSPECTED INFRINGER ¦1227¦
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¦ ¦ ¦4.¦FAILURE TO PAY FOR PRODUCT ¦1228¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦Claim for Unpaid Royalties ¦1229 ¦
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¦ ¦C. ¦Claim for Breach of Section 11.2. ¦1229 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦SURVIVAL OF TERMINATION ¦1230 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦UNREASONABLE RESTRICTION ON COMPETITION¦1231 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦3.¦MERITS OF THE CLAIM ¦1234 ¦
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¦ ¦D. ¦Claim for Breach of Section 10.1. ¦1235 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦INCORPORATION OF THE OTHER AGREEMENT ¦1236¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ¦1236¦
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¦V.¦Plaintiffs' Patent Claims ¦1237¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Infringement ¦1237 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦MARKING ESTOPPEL ¦1237 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦EQUIVALENTS, INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT ¦1238 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦3.¦“DISPERSAL THROUGHOUT” (CLAIMS 1 AND 15)¦1239 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦4.¦“BY THE ACTION OF THE OXIDANT” (CLAIM 1)¦1241 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦5.¦“SALT OF SAID METAL” (CLAIM 1) ¦1242 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦6.¦SUMMARY OF INFRINGEMENT ISSUES ¦1243 ¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦Invalidity ¦1244 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1.¦LICENSE ESTOPPEL ¦1244¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2.¦SCOPE OF INVALIDITY DEFENSES ¦1244¦
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¦ ¦ ¦3.¦INOPERABLE PROCESS (CLAIM 1) ¦1244¦
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¦ ¦ ¦4.¦WRITTEN DESCRIPTION (CLAIM 1) ¦1246¦
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¦ ¦ ¦5.¦ENABLEMENT (CLAIM 1) ¦1249¦
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¦ ¦ ¦6.¦ANTICIPATION BY PRIOR ART (CLAIM 15) ¦1252¦
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¦ ¦ ¦7.¦OBVIOUSNESS (CLAIM 15) ¦1256¦
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¦ ¦ ¦8.¦SUMMARY OF INVALIDITY ISSUES ¦1257¦
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