3M Wins Summary Judgment and Appeal in Long-Standing Patent Infringement Case

3M hired our firm to take over the defense of a ten-year-old, $60 million patent case involving floor finishing products in the Southern District of Iowa. The case had been repeatedly reviewed by the Federal Circuit, and the parties were preparing for trial. Upon examining the case files, the team spotted a new issue regarding the plaintiff’s lack of constitutional standing. Our firm immediately brought and won a motion for summary judgment, and the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal. Middleton Inc. v 3M Company, No. 12-1283, 499 Fed Appx. 972 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 21, 2013)