Fed. Circ. Questions Willfulness Finding Over Meat Slicer Patent

On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments in Provisur Technologies Inc. v. Weber Inc. Law360 reports that the panel seemed “wary” of the argument presented by Provisur in which the company asserted that Weber Inc. knowingly infringed on patents for meat slicing and packaging machines.

The case is Provisur Technologies Inc. v. Weber Inc., case number 23-1438, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. U.S. Circuit Judges Kimberly A. Moore and Richard G. Taranto and U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi sat on the panel for the Federal Circuit. The patents-in-suit are U.S. Patent Nos. 7,065,936; 10,625,436; and 10,639,812.

The Sterne Kessler team representing Weber includes Directors Daniel E. Yonan, Donald R. Banowit, William H. Milliken, Kristina Caggiano Kelly, and Richard A. Crudo.

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