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

Case: 24-1845 Document: 79 Page: 1 Filed: 02/06/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

______________________ 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

______________________ Case: 24-1845 Document: 79 Page: 2 Filed: 02/06/2026 2 J.R. SIMPLOT CO. v. MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.

2024-1845 ______________________

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.

______________________ Decided: February 6, 2026 ______________________

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 Case: 24-1845 Document: 79 Page: 3 Filed: 02/06/2026 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