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MHL TEK, LLC v. Nissan Motor Co et al, No. 2:07-cv-00289 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 24, 2010)

Granted in Part
Summary Judgment Non-Infringement Doctrine of Equivalents Prosecution History Estoppel
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:07-cv-00289, Dkt. No. 615
Decided
February 24, 2010
Judge
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Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - BMW and Porsches, Hyundai and Kias, VW and Audis, and Nissans motions for summary judgment are GRANTED, and the Schrader/TRW defendants motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part. The accused devices do no…
Length
23 pages

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I. Introduction Pending before the court are five motions for summary judgment of noninfringement filed by the Schrader/TRW defendants1 (Dkt. No. 423), BMW and Porsche2 defendants (Dkt. No. 426), Hyundai and Kia 3 defendants (Dkt. No. 444), VW and Audi 4 defendants (Dkt. No. 461), and Nissan 5 defendants (Dkt. No. 607). The motions contend that the defendants’ accused systems do not infringe the asserted claims literally or under the doc trine of equivalents.

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