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Parties Involved:
Columbia Sportswear Company
Counter-claimant
Micromesh Technology Corporation
Counter-defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICROMESH TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY,

Defendant. /

No. C 06-06031 CRB

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY

JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY

Plaintiff filed this patent infringement action against defendant sportswear company

alleging that defendant’s use of “Windstopper Tornado fabric” in its various clothing

products infringe 13 claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,935,878 (“the ‘878”). Defendant answered

the complaint and filed a counterclaim for a declaration that the ‘878 is invalid.

Now pending before the Court for decision is defendant’s motion for summary

judgment. Defendant contends that the ‘878 is invalid because the Windstopper Tornado

fabric was on sale in the United States more than one year before the filing date of the ‘878. 

After plaintiff received defendant’s motion it conducted additional discovery, including

taking the depositions of defendant’s summary judgment declarants. After review of the

motion, the additional discovery, and in reliance on the representations of defendant’s

counsel, plaintiff has notified the Court that it does not oppose defendant’s motion for

summary judgment.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Accordingly, defendant’s motion for summary judgment on its claim that the ‘878 is

invalid is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 15, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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