Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation, decided 24 Jan 25

Steuben Foods sued Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation for infringing three of its patents related to aseptic food packaging. A jury found in favor of Steuben, awarding substantial damages. The District Court overturned the jury verdict via judgment as a matter of law (JMOL), granting a new trial conditionally. The Federal Circuit reversed the JMOL for two patents, reinstating the jury's verdict, and vacated the conditional new trial for the third patent. The court also addressed the conditional grant of new trials regarding invalidity and damages, remanding those for further proceedings.