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

E.D. Tex.

Life Technologies Corporation et al v. Biosearch Technologies, Inc., No. 2:09-cv-00283 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 22, 2011)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:09-cv-00283, Dkt. No. 212
Decided
September 22, 2011
Judge
See opinion
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - After considering the submissions and the arguments of counsel, the court issues the following order concerning the parties claim construction disputes, as set forth herein. The court adopts the constructions …
Length
25 pages

From the Opinion

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I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Life Technologies Corporation a nd Applied Biosystems, LLC (collectively, Plaintiffs) brought this action against defendants Biosearch T echnologies, Inc. and Eurofins MWG Operon, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging infringement of U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,848 (the ’848 patent); U.S. Pat. No. 5,723,591 (the ’591 patent); U.S. Pat. No. 5,876,930 (the ’930 patent); U.S. Pat. No. 6,030,787 (the ’787 patent); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,258,569 (the ’569 patent) (collectively, the “Livak patents”).