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Fed. Cir.

Lazare Kaplan International v. Photoscribe Technologies, Inc., No. 12-1247 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 19, 2013)

Reversed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1247
Decided
April 19, 2013
Judge
Lourie, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
23 pages

From the Opinion

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Lazare Kaplan International, Inc. (“Lazare Kaplan”) appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granting summary judgment of invalidity of claims 1 and 7 of U.S. Patent 6,476,351 (the “’351 patent”) and granti ng a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) filed by Photoscribe Technologies, Inc. and the Gemological Institute of Amer- ica (collectively “Photoscribe”) seeking to vacate the district court’s prior judgment finding the same claims not invalid. Lazare Kaplan Int’l, Inc. v.