Malvern Panalytical Inc. v. TA Instruments-Waters LLC, No. 22-1439 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 1, 2023)

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Malvern Panalytical Inc. (“Malvern”) appeals a claim construction order construing the term “pipette guiding mechanism” in the patents -in-suit as a “mechanism that manually guides the pipette assembly.” Malvern Panalyt- ical Inc. v. TA Instruments- Waters LLC , No. 19 -cv-2157, 2021 WL 965684, at *3 –6 (D. Del. Mar. 15, 2021) (“Deci- sion”). Because the district court erred in construing “pi- pette guiding mechanism ,” w e vacate the stipulated judgment of non-infringement and remand for further pro- ceedings.