Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation v. Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation
Defendant: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2012cv00033
Filed: February 1, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Office: Dayton Office
County: MONTGOMERY
Presiding Judge: Walter H Rice
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2201 Declaratory Judgement
Jury Demanded By: Both

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September 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 232 ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the briefing on Counter Defendants' Bill of Costs is stayed unless and until this Court's Judgment is affirmed by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and mandated back to the District Court. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 9/26/23. (pb)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 224 DECISION AND ENTRY (1) OVERRULING DEFENDANTS/ COUNTERCLAIM PLAINTIFFS CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC., AND CROWN CORK & SEAL, USA., INC.'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF/COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER CORPORATION AND COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY'S INDEFINITENESS DEFENSE REGARDING THE "SECOND POINT" OR "TRANSITION" (DOC. # 195 ); (2) SUSTAINING PLAINTIFF/COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER CORPORATION AND COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY'S RENEWED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON INDEFINITENESS (DOC. # 196 ); AND (3) OVERRULING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF/COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT BALL METAL BEVERA GECONTAINER CORPORATION'S AND COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERT WITNESS ANDREW CARTER (DOC. # 210 ) AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERT WITNESS EDMUND GILLEST (DOC. # 209 ); JUDGEMENT TO BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY; TERMINATION ENTRY. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 8/2/2023. (srb)
July 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 221 DECISION AND ENTRY OVERRULING, AT THIS TIME, BALL AND REXAM'S JOINT REQUEST FOR A STATUS CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 7/11/2023. (bjr)
May 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 208 ORDER granting 207 Motion to File Document Under Seal. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 5/16/2023. (srb)
August 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 181 ENTRY AND ORDER REOPENING THE RECORD FOR LIMITED DISCOVERY ON ISSUE OF WHAT, IF ANY, MATERIAL DIFFERENCE IN ANGLE RANGE OUTCOME EXISTS AMONG DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES; PARTIES TO SUBMIT A SCHEDULING ORDER OF DATES TO COMPLETER LIMITED DISCOVERY AND RE=BRIEFING OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE ISSUE OF INVALIDITY OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,848,875 AND U.S. PATENT NO. 6,935,826 FOR INDEFINITENESS BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2021. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 8/24/2021. (srb)
April 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 178 ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL FOR BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER CORP., REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY, CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC., AND CROWN CORK & SEAL USA, INC., TO FILE REPLIES TO THE POSITION STATEMENTS (DOC. # 177 ) OF OPPOSING COUNSEL, ADDRESSING (1) THE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE DISCOVERY; (2) WHETHER A HEARING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AND, IF SO, THE NUMBER OF WITNESSES AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED; AND (3) WHY A FULL TRIAL DOES OR DOES NOT EXCEED THE SCOPE OF THE COURT'S REMAND; REPLIES TO BE BY SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSION ON APRIL 21, 2021, NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 4/9/2021. (srb)
April 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 152 ORDER - Upon the motion of Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (collectively, "Crown"), for good cause shown, Crown is hereby granted leave to file their Reply Memorandum in Support of their Motion in Li mine, and supporting exhibits, under seal. It is understood that Crown will also file a redacted version of its memorandum with the Court's eFiling system. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 4/29/2019. (srb)
April 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 140 ORDER - Upon the motion of Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (collectively, "Crown"), for good cause shown, Crown is hereby granted leave to file its Memorandum in Opposition to the Motions in Limine of Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. and Rexam Beverage Can Company, and supporting exhibits, under seal. It is understood that Crown will also file a redacted version of its memorandum with the Court's eFiling system. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 4/11/2019. (srb)
April 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 135 ORDER - Ball and Rexam are hereby granted leave to file under seal unredacted versions of their Reply Memorandum in Support of Their Motion in Limine No. 7 Regarding Crown's Belatedly Disclosed Expert Yaguchi and of exhibits to such that contain Protected Materials. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 4/4/2019. (srb)
April 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER: Upon the motion of Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (collectively, "Crown"), for good cause shown, Crown is hereby granted leave to file its Memorandum in Opposition to Ball Metal Beverage Container Co rp. 's and Rexam Beverage Can Company's Motion in Limine No. 7 to Preclude Crown's Expert Taro Yaguchi from Testifying at Trial, and supporting exhibits, under seal. It is understood that Crown will also file a redacted version of its memorandum with the Court's eFiling system.re 130 . Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 4/2/19. (kma)
January 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 106 ORDER - Upon the motion of Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. and Rexam Beverage Can Company, for good cause shown and pursuant to the Protective Order in this case (Dkt. 15) and Local Rule 5.2.l(a), Ball and Rexam are hereby granted leave to file under seal unredacted versions of their Reply Memoranda in support of their Motions for Summary Judgment on Infringement (Doc. 84 ) and Validity (Doc. 85 ) and of exhibits to such Reply Memoranda that contain Protected Materials. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 1/15/2019. (srb)
January 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 101 ORDER granting 100 Motion to File Document Under Seal. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 1/8/19. (kma)
December 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 91 ORDER - Upon the motion of Defendant, for good cause shown, Defendant is hereby granted leave to file documents under seal in connection with Defendants' Responses to Ball and Rexam' s Motions for Summary Judgment filed on December 7, 2018. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 12/20/2018. (srb)
September 21, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 72 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz recused. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman for all further proceedings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 9/20/17. (kma)
December 28, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 51 DECISION CONSTRUING CLAIMS OF PATENTS IN SUIT; CONFERENCE CALL TO BE SET IN SEPARATE ENTRY. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 12/28/2015. (jdf)
December 20, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER TO THE PARTIES TO FILE, ON JANUARY 13, 2014, SIMULTANEOUS MEMORANDA TO ADDRESS WHETHER ISSUE PRECLUSION APPLIES TO THE CURRENTLY DISPUTED CLAIM TERMS THAT THE COURT ALREADY CONSTRUED IN ITS PREVIOUS MARKMAN RULING; SIMULTANEOUS RESPONSIVE MEMORANDA DUE TEN (10) DAYS THEREAFTER; NO REPLY MEMORANDA SHALL BE FILED. Signed by Judge Walter H Rice on 12/20/2013. (jdf1)
September 18, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ENTRY SETTING MARKMAN HEARING; DATE SET FOR SUBMISSION OF AGREED UPON SCHEDULING ORDER FOR MATTERS OTHER THAN MARKMAN HEARING. Pursuant to discussions had at the aforementioned scheduling conference, the Markman Hearing is set for 9:00a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Signed by Judge Walter H Rice on 09/18/13. (pb1)
April 12, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER AMENDING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFING SCHEDULE. Signed by Judge Walter H Rice on 4/12/13. (kje1)
May 14, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 15 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Walter H Rice on 05/14/12. (pb1)
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