(September 23, 2015, 12:23 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A defendant’s effort to reopen a nearly decade-old patent case for the purposes of obtaining an injunction to bar related litigation in Nevada was denied Sept. 21, when a Colorado federal judge deemed the request “untenable” (Crocs Inc. v. Cheng’s Enterprises Inc., et al., No. 06-605, D. Colo.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125936).

(Decision available. Document #16-151005-007Z.)

According to U.S. Judge Philip A. Brimmer of the District of Colorado, even if the case brought by Crocs Inc. in Nevada federal court “substantially” overlaps with...