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Alt v. Medtronic Inc, No. 2:04-cv-00370 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 30, 2005)

Claims Construed
Claim Construction
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:04-cv-00370, Dkt. No. 97
Decided
November 30, 2005
Judge
Leonard Davis, J.
Document
Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION the court interprets the claim language in this case in the manner set forth above. For ease of reference, the Court's claim interpretations are set forth in a table as Appendix B. The claims with the disputed terms i…
Length
27 pages

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1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION ECKHARD U. ALT, MD § § Plaintiff § § vs. § § MEDTRONIC, INC., a Minnesota Corp. § § Defendant § CASE NO. 2:04-CV-370 MEMORANDUM OPINION This c laim c onstruction M emorandum O pinion c onstrues te rms in U. S. Pa tent N os. 5,014,700 (“the ‘4,700 patent”), 5,031,615 (“the ‘615 patent”), 6,076,014 (“the ‘014 patent”), and 6,249,700 (“the ‘9,700 patent”). BACKGROUND Dr. Eckhard U. Alt (“Alt”) alleges that Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) infringes four of his patents.

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