J.r. Simplot Co. v. McCain Foods USA, Inc.

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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J.R. SIMPLOT CO.,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.,
Defendant-Appellant
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MCCAIN FOODS LTD.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
J.R. SIMPLOT CO.,
Defendant-Appellee
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J.R. SIMPLOT CO.,
Third-Party Plaintiff
v.
ELEA VERTRIEBS-
UNDVERMARKTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT,
MBH; FOOD PHYSICS LLC,
Third-Party Defendants-Appellees
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J.R. SIMPLOT CO. v. MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC. 2
2024-1845
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of Idaho in Nos. 1:16-cv-00449-DCN, 1:17-cv-
00350-DCN, Judge David C. Nye.
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Decided: February 6, 2026
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BRIAN M. BUROKER, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP,
Washington, DC, argued for J.R. Simplot Co. Also repre-
sented by ANTHONY DAVID BRZOZOWSKI, II; DANA M.
HERBERHOLZ, JORDAN STOTT, Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Boise, ID.
JENNIFER L. SWIZE, Jones Day, Washington, DC, ar-
gued for McCain Foods Ltd. and McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Also represented by BRENDAN D. DUFFY; DAVID B.
COCHRAN, JOHN CHARLES EVANS, MEREDITH WILKES,
Cleveland, OH.
LESLEY MCCALL GROSSBERG, Ice Miller LLP, Philadel-
phia, PA, argued for Elea Vertriebs-und-Vermarktung-
sgesellschaft, mbH and Food Physics LLC. Also
represented by T. EARL LEVERE, Columbus, OH; KENNETH
JON SHEEHAN, Washington, DC.
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Before DYK, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
The judgment is affirmed on the ground that the as-
serted claims (claims 1 and 6 of United States Patent
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J.R. SIMPLOT CO. v. MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC. 3
No. 6,821,540) are invalid as indefinite under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112.
AFFIRMED
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