Gemtron Corp. v. Saint-Gobain Corp.

Refrigerator parts manufacturer Saint-Gobain Corporation (“Saint-Gobain”) appeals from the grant of a permanent injunction following a determination that certain of its refrigerator shelves infringe claim 23 of U.S. Patent No. 6,679,573 (the “’573 patent”), owned by Gemtron Corporation (“Gemtron”). Gemtron Corp. v. Saint-Gobain Corp., No. 1:04-387 (W.D. Mich. Sept. 22, 2008); see also Gemtron Corp. v. Saint-Gobain Corp., No. 1:04-0387 (W.D. Mich. Apr. 21, 2008); (“New Trial Op.”); Gemtron Corp. v. Saint-Gobain Corp., No. 1:04-0387 (W.D. Mich. Apr. 21, 2008) (“JMOL Op.”) Saint-Gobain Corp. v. Gemtron Corp., No. 1:04-387 (W.D. Mich. Apr. 17, 2006) (“S.J. Op.”). Because the district court correctly construed the claim term “relatively resilient end edge portion” to require only that the frame of the shelf be flexible at the time of manufacture, because there was undisputed evidence that the frames of Saint-Gobain’s accused shelves were flexible at the time of manufacture, and because the district court did not err in denying Saint-Gobain’s motions concerning obviousness, we affirm.

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