Question: Question 2 ( 25 Points ) a) You are assistant general counsel for EZ Manufacturers. General counsel asks you to determine whether the inter-locking brick


Question 2 ( 25 Points ) a) You are assistant general counsel for EZ Manufacturers. General counsel asks you to determine whether the inter-locking brick of Bobby Builder is infringing and if an infringement lawsuit is appropriate. The brick has 3 hexagonal bores, each with a volume of 9.5 cc, a conical flange with a wall angle of 430 relative to the outer surface and can withstand a sheer stress of 2.9 Pa. The issued patent has the following claims: 1 An inter-locking building bricks comprising: a. a building brick having two bores traversing the height of said brick, each bore having a volume of 5.2-10.3 cc; b. two conical flanges, each flange surrounding each of a plurality of said two bores; and C. an engagement groove surrounding each of a plurality of said bores on an opposite side of said flange, each of the engagement grooves having a corresponding geometry of said engagement so as to enable lockage when two of said bricks are stacked on each other, wherein the brick can withstand a sheer stress of 23.1 Pa
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