Opinion ID: 576573
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Balance of Private Harms and the Public Interest

Text: 21 Each party presented evidence of financial harm it may suffer. Xytec also argued compromise of its competitive position as a harm it would suffer without a preliminary injunction. Particularly since Ropak only recently entered the collapsible container market and did so through the acquisition of a proven infringer, Ropak fails to show how the district court seriously misjudged opposing evidence of hardship. Such balancing of hardships is committed to the sound discretion of the district court, and we cannot say its finding was clearly erroneous. 22 Finally, Ropak does not and could not deny that the preliminary injunction serves the public interest if Ropak is infringing a valid patent. In the absence of countervailing evidence and because Ropak is bound by J.I.T.'s concession of validity, the district court did not clearly err in finding the public interest supports granting the motion.