Flexiteek Americas, Inc. v. Plasteak, Inc., No. 14-1214 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 19, 2015)

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Flexiteek Americas, Inc. and Flexiteek International AS appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s claim construction of “longi- tudinal slots” and summa ry judgment of non- infringement regarding United States P atent 6,895,881 (’881 patent). For the reasons stated below, we affirm. BACKGROUND Appellants are the owner s of the ’881 patent, entitled “shape conforming surface covering.” The invention at issue in this case is extruded plastic planks that may be used in covering floors, walls, yacht decks, etc.