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CSP Technologies, Inc. v. Sud-Chemie AG, No. 15-1124 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2016)

Affirmed
Claim Construction Summary Judgment Non-Infringement Doctrine of Equivalents
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1124
Decided
March 22, 2016
Judge
Chen, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
13 pages

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This appeal arises from a patent-infringement action CSP Technologies, Inc. (CSP) filed against Süd -Chemie AG, Süd-Chemie, Inc., Airsec S.A.S., Clariant Produkte Deutschland GMBH, Clariant Corporation, and Clariant Production (France) S.A.S. (Süd Chemie). T he district court construed the claim term “an upper housing portion of the container” in Süd Chemie ’s favor, and Süd Chemie sought summary judgment of non- infringement both literally and by equivalents based on this construction . The district court granted summary judgment.

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