Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Tinkers & Chance v. Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., No. 2:05-cv-00349 (E.D. Tex. June 18, 2007)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:05-cv-00349, Dkt. No. 98
Decided
June 18, 2007
Judge
Charles Everingham IV, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION AND ORDER - the court adopts the constructions herein
Length
17 pages

From the Opinion

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1. Introduction In this case, Tinke rs & Chance (“Tinkers”) asserts various claims of five United States patents against Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. (“Leapfrog”). The asserted patents are all related, each a continuation of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/581,437 ( “the ‘ 437 application”) , now abandoned. The asserted patents include U.S. Patent Nos.