The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court decision of non-infringement in favor of Haynes Boone client Acufloor LLC, a manufacturer of tile-leveling devices. The new ...

The case, Acufloor, LLC v. EvenTile, Inc., hinged on the district court’s interpretation of two key terms in Acufloor’s ...

Under the majority’s view of the relevant prosecution history, Acufloor “repeatedly attempted to overcome obviousness rejections” by distinguishing prior art tile leveling systems based on ...

Tiling is typically a DIY-friendly project, and new, game-changing products like tile leveling clips have made it even easier to complete these jobs with a minimum of fuss. However, even ...