WELLMAN, INC. v. EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.

Civ. No. 07-585-SLR.

689 F.Supp.2d 705 (2010)

WELLMAN, INC., Plaintiff, v. EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

February 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Reed, Esquire and Denise Seastone Kraft, Esquire of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Wilmington, DE, Of Counsel, Scott D. Wofsy, Esquire, John G. Stretton, Esquire and Brian R. Pollack, Esquire of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Stamford, CT, Barbara L. Moore, Esquire of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston, MA, Nicholas J. DeCeglie, Esquire of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Mary B. Graham, Esquire and James W. Parrett, Jr., Esquire of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE, Of Counsel, Regan J. Fay, Esquire, Kenneth R. Adamo, Esquire, Thomas R. Goots, Esquire and Anthony J. Jacono, Esquire of Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Wellman, Inc. ("Wellman") is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 7,129,317 ("the '317 patent"), entitled "Slow-Crystallizing Polyester Resins," which issued on October 31, 2006. Wellman also owns U.S. Patent No. 7,094,863 ("the '863 patent"), entitled "Polyester Preforms Useful for Enhanced Heat-Set Bottles," which issued on August 22, 2006.1 Wellman...

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