United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

STEUBEN FOODS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

SHIBUYA HOPPMANN CORPORATION, SHIBUYA KOGYO CO., LTD., HP HOOD LLC, Defendants-Appellees ______________________

2023-1790 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:19-cv-02181-CFC, Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly. ______________________

Decided: January 24, 2025 ______________________

COOK ALCIATI, Gardella Grace PA, Washington, DC, ar- gued for plaintiff-appellant.

JOHN CHRISTOPHER ROZENDAAL, Sterne Kessler Gold- stein & Fox PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for defend- ants-appellees. Also represented by WILLIAM MILLIKEN, ANNA G. PHILLIPS, BYRON LEROY PICKARD, DEIRDRE M. WELLS. ______________________ Case: 23-1790 Document: 45 Page: 2 Filed: 01/24/2025

2 STEUBEN FOODS, INC. v. SHIBUYA HOPPMANN CORPORATION

Before MOORE, Chief Ju