J.R. Simplot Co. v. McCain Foods USA, Inc., No. 24-1845 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 6, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

MCCAIN FOODS LTD.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

J.R. SIMPLOT CO.,

Defendant-Appellee

J.R. SIMPLOT CO.,

Third-Party Plaintiff

v.

ELEA VERTRIEBS-

UNDVERMARKTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT,

MBH; FOOD PHYSICS LLC,

Third-Party Defendants-Appellees

22024-1845

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 represented by ANTHONY DAVID BRZOZOWSKI, II; DANA M. HERBERHOLZ, JORDAN STOTT, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Boise, ID. JENNIFER L. SWIZE, Jones Day, Washington, DC, argued 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, Philadelphia, PA, argued for Elea Vertriebs-und-Vermarktungsgesellschaft, mbH and Food Physics LLC. Also represented by T. EARL LEVERE, Columbus, OH; KENNETH JON SHEEHAN, Washington, DC.

Before DYK, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.