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

E.D. Tex.

Dogleg Right Partners, LP et al v. TaylorMade Golf Company Inc, No. 2:07-cv-00533 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 22, 2011)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:07-cv-00533, Dkt. No. 103
Decided
March 22, 2011
Judge
See opinion
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - The court adopts the constructions set forth in this opinion for the disputed terms of the852, 169, and 450 Patents. The parties are ordered that they may not refer, directly or indirectly, to each others clai…
Length
40 pages

From the Opinion

The passage below is extracted verbatim from the opening of the document. It has not been editorially summarized — consult the full opinion for the court's complete reasoning.

I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Dogleg Right Partners, LP and Dogl eg Right Corporation (“ Plaintiffs”) assert that defendant Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. (“Defendant”) infringes Claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 7,004,852 (“the ’852 Patent”); Claims 1, 2, 9, 10, and 13-15 of U.S. Patent No. 7,189,169 (“the ’169 Patent”); and Claims 1-8 of U.S. Patent No. 7,344,450 (“the ’450 Patent”). The three patents-in-suit are related and claim priority from an or iginal application filed January 10, 2002.