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Charles E Hill Assoc v. Amazon.com Inc, et al, No. 2:02-cv-00186 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 7, 2005)

Granted in Part
Summary Judgment Non-Infringement Claim Construction
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:02-cv-00186, Dkt. No. 404
Decided
October 7, 2005
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER granting in part and denying in part AOL's motion for summary judgment on the grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel (#263)
Length
10 pages

From the Opinion

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AOL’s motion for summary judgment regarding the application of res judicata and collateral estoppel (#263) is granted in part and denied in part for the reasons expressed in this opinion. 1. Introduction. America Online (“AOL”) operates Internet web-based shopping sites. It seeks to preclude the pl aintiff, Charles E. Hill & Assoc., Inc. (“Hill”), from re-litigating whether AOL’s websites infringe various claims of three patents.

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