Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Ibormeith IP, LLC v. Mercedes-Benz USA, No. 13-1007 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 22, 2013)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 13-1007
Decided
October 22, 2013
Judge
Taranto, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
13 pages

From the Opinion

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Ibormeith IP, LLC, the as signee of U.S. Patent No. 6,313,749, appeals a district court’s grant of summary judgment of indefiniteness in favor of defendants Me r- cedes-Benz USA, LLC, and Daimler AG (collectively, “Mercedes”). We affirm. BACKGROUND U.S. Patent No. 6,313,749 , entitled “Sleepiness Detec- tion for Vehicle Driver or Machine Operator ,” addresses the monitoring of conditions affecting , or behavior reflec t- ing, a vehicle driver’s sleepiness and the issuing of a warning to the driver before the driving is unduly im- paired.