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Cooper Technologies, Inc. v. Thomas & Betts Corporation, No. 2:06-cv-00242 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 15, 2008)

Claims Construed
Claim Construction
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:06-cv-00242, Dkt. No. 65
Decided
February 15, 2008
Judge
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Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - The court adopts the above constructions. The parties are ordered that they may not refer, directly or indirectly, to each others claim construction positions in the presence of the jury. The parties are order…
Length
14 pages

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1. Introduction In this case, Cooper contends that Thomas & Betts infringes various claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,504,103 and 6,984,791. The ‘791 patent issued from an application that was a continuation of the application that underlie s the ‘103 patent. The patents-in-suit share a common written description.1 The ‘103 patent was filed on March 20, 1997, and issued on January 7, 2003. The ‘791 patent was filed on April 14, 2003, and issued on January 10, 2006. The ‘791 patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

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