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Alfred E. Mann Foundation v. Cochlear Corporation, No. 15-1580 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 17, 2016)

Affirmed in Part
Infringement Indefiniteness Willfulness Damages
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1580
Also Docketed
No. 15-1606, No. 15-1607 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
November 17, 2016
Judge
Hughes, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
34 pages

From the Opinion

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The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific R e- search sued Cochlear Corporation and Cochlear Ltd. for infringing claims 1 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 5,609,616 and claims 6–7 of U.S. Patent No. 5,938,691, which cover implantable cochlear stimulators. After conducting a jury trial and a bench trial on separate issues, the district court entered judgment finding claim 10 of the ’616 patent infringed and claim 1 of the ’616 patent and claims 6 –7 of the ’691 patent invalid for indefiniteness.

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