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Gregory Moneta Sleet

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Retired 2018 · served 1998–2018 Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 39 signed orders read

Judge Sleet no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Honeywell International Inc. v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp.
Motion for judgment as a matter of law (plaintiff) Denied

“Therefore, Honeywell’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on the issue of literal infringement of Claim 4 of the '194 patent is denied.”

Motion for judgment as a matter of law (plaintiff) Denied

“Therefore, Honeywell’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on damages is denied.”

Fisher-Price, Inc. v. Safety 1st, Inc.
Motion for judgment as a matter of law (defendant) Granted in part

“Accordingly, the jury’s finding that the Bouncenette 3 literally infringes claim 36 must be overturned.”

Motion for judgment as a matter of law (defendant) Denied

“Safety 1st has utterly failed to show that the jury failed to reach the only reasonable conclusion. As such, its motion for JMOL in this regard is denied.”

Creo Products, Inc. v. Presstek, Inc.
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“The court, therefore, will deny Creo’s motion for summary judgment on this ground.”

Motion for attorney fees (plaintiff) Denied

“Further, the court declines to award Creo reasonable attorneys’ fees.”

Merck & Co., Inc. v. Apotex, Inc.
Motions to dismiss (plaintiff) Granted

“Accordingly, Merck’s motion to dismiss (D.I.15) is granted as Apotex has failed to establish the existence of an actual case or controversy under the current state of the law.”

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. v. Baxter International Inc.
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Baxter’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of indefiniteness (D.I. 230) is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (patentee) Granted

“Summary judgment in favor of Tale-cris that the asserted claims of the '191 patent are not indefinite is GRANTED.”

Martek Biosciences Corp. v. Nutrinova Inc.
Motion for judgment as a matter of law (patentee) Granted

“Martek’s renewed JMOL motion regarding literal infringement of the '281 patent is granted”

Motion for judgment as a matter of law (defendant) Denied

“Lonza’s renewed JMOL motion that the '281 patent is not infringed by Lonza’s Process No. 2 and not willfully infringed is denied”

Motion for judgment as a matter of law (defendant) Granted

“Lonza’s renewed JMOL motion regarding lack of enablement of the '567 patent is granted”

Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Motion for judgment as a matter of law (defendant) Denied

“Cisco’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (D.I. 375) is DENIED in all respects.”

Motion for new trial (defendant) Denied

“Cisco’s Motion for a New Trial on Willful Infringement Pursuant to Rule 59(a) (D.I. 373) is DENIED.”

Motion for permanent injunction (patentee) Denied

“Telcordia’s Motion for a Permanent Injunction or, in the Alternative, for an Order Requiring Cisco to Pay a Market-Rate Royalty (D.I. 366) is DENIED.”

Motion for attorney fees (patentee) Denied

“Telcordia’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Expenses Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285 and/or the Court’s Inherent Equitable Authority (D.I. 371) is DENIED.”

Santarus, Inc. v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Patent validity (defendant) Granted

“1. The patents-in-suit are invalid as obvious in light of the prior art.”

Motion for attorney fees (defendant) Denied

“2. An award for attorneys’ fees and costs is not warranted in this case.”

Pfizer Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Patent validity (defendant) Denied

“(1) the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit are not invalid due to obviousness; (2) the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit are not invalid due to anticipation”

Mitel Networks Corp. v. Facebook, Inc.
Motions to transfer (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons discussed above, the court will grant Facebook’s Motion to Transfer (D.I. 18) this action to the Northern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).”

Inventor Holdings, LLC v. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
Judgment on the pleadings (defendant) Granted

“The court concludes that the asserted claims of the ’582 patent are not eligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101.”

Nespresso USA, Inc. v. Ethical Coffee Co. SA
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Counterclaim Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (D.I. 51) is GRANTED.”

Caseload & timing

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A historical record

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