freal Foods LLC et al v. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Rich Products Corporation and f'real Foods LLC
Defendant: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Hershey Creamery Company and Paul Mills
Case Number: 1:2016cv00041
Filed: January 26, 2016
Court: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Office: Wilmington Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Gregory M. Sleet
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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August 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 391 MEMORANDUM ORDER re 286 Judgment; 1. Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants for damages and interest in the amount of $3,066,724 for Defendants' infringement of the #150, #658, and #662 patents through July 31, 2020; and 2. Interest shall accrue at a rate of $145.93 per day from August 1, 2020, until Defendants satisfy the judgment. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 8/14/2020. (fms)
July 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 375 MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 7/16/2020. (nmf)
June 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 369 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 346 MOTION to Strike 332 Declaration, 331 Reply Brief Defendants' Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff f'real's Reply Brief in Support of its Motion for a Permanent Injunction and Recall (D.I. 331) and the Declaration of Jens filed by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Hershey Creamery Company. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 6/24/2020. (nmf)
June 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 366 MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 6/9/2020. (nmf)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 356 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 300 MOTION to Declare this Case Exceptional and Award Attorneys' Fees. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 5/4/2020. (nmf)
May 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 354 MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 5/1/2020. (nmf)
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 353 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 295 MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law Defendants' Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law of Noninfringement or, in the Alternative, Motion for a New Trial on Infringement, of Claims 1, 5, 6, 10, and 11 of the '658 Patent and Claim 22 of the '150 Patent. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/30/2020. (nmf)
April 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 352 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 297 MOTION for New Trial Defendants' Motion for New Trial on Invalidity of the '150, '662, and '658 Patents. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/29/2020. (nmf)
August 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 282 MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 8/2/2019. (nmf)
April 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 251 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying D.I. 233 Ex.17 Defendants' motion in limine seeking for Plaintiffs' to "be precluded from providing any testimony or arguments regarding Defendants' alleged infringement under the doctrine of equivalents". Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/22/2019. (nmf)
April 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 248 MEMORANDUM ORDER re 177 MOTION for Summary Judgment Motion for Partial Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement and Invalidity. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment of noninfringement of claim 21 of U.S. Patent No. 7,520,662 and claims 6-11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,520,658 when consumers use the MIC2000 milkshake blender is DENIED. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/18/2019. (fms)
April 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 246 MEMORANDUM ORDER re 169 MOTION for Summary Judgment , IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on Defendants' defenses and counterclaims regarding invalidity based on public use or sale is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/17/2019. (nmf)
April 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 245 MEMORANDUM ORDER re 177 MOTION for Summary Judgment Motion for Partial Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement and Invalidity. IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Defendants' motion for summary judgment that U.S. Patent No. 5,803,377 is invalid as indefinite is DENIED. 2. Defendants' motion for summary judgment that U.S. Patent No. 7,520,662 and claim 22 of U.S. Patent No. 7,144,150 are invalid as indefinite is DENIED. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/16/2019. (nmf)
April 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 243 MEMORANDUM ORDER re 177 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement and Invalidity filed by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Hershey Creamery Company. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,803,377 is DENIED. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/15/2019. (fms)
April 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 242 MEMORANDUM ORDER re 169 MOTION for Summary Judgment, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment of direct infringement of claim 15 of the '150 patent based on ( 1) Hamilton Beach's importation, use, and sales of three of the accused milkshake blenders (the MIC2000, BIC2000, and BIC3000- DQ) and (2) Hershey's sales and use of the MIC2000 blender and demonstration of those blenders by Hershey employees is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/12/2019. (nmf)
April 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 240 MEMORANDUM ORDER granting in part and denying in part 174 MOTION to Preclude Motion to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Michael P. Akemann and Daniel Maynes, Ph.D. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/11/2019. (nmf)
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 239 MEMORANDUM ORDER granting in part and denying in part 172 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Prior Art Under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e). Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 4/10/2019. (nmf)
November 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 161 MEMORANDUM ORDER Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 11/19/2018. (nmf)
November 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER Construing the Terms of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,803,377; 7,144,150; 7,520,658; and 7,520,622. Signed by Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 11/29/2017. (mdb)
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Plaintiff: Rich Products Corporation
Represented By: Rodger Dallery Smith, II
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Plaintiff: f'real Foods LLC
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