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

E.D. Tex.

Equistar Chemicals, LP et al v. Westlake Chemical Corporation, No. 6:14-cv-00068 (E.D. Tex. June 23, 2015)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:14-cv-00068, Dkt. No. 63
Decided
June 23, 2015
Judge
K. Nicole Mitchell, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION, and ORDER re 51 Markman Hearing
Length
18 pages

From the Opinion

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Plaintiffs Equistar Chemicals, LP and MSI Technology, LLC allege infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,064,163 (the “ ‘163 Patent”), by Defendant Westlake Chemical Corporation. The undersigned conducted a Markman hearing on January 29, 2015. This Memorandum Opinion construes the disputed claim terms in the ‘163 Patent.