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

E.D. Tex.

HFA, Inc. v. Trinidad/Benham Corp., No. 6:17-cv-00343 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 7, 2018)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:17-cv-00343, Dkt. No. 44
Decided
March 7, 2018
Judge
John D. Love, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
12 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.

This claim construction opinion construes the disputed claim terms in U.S. Design Patent No . D713,196 (“the ’196 Patent”). Plaintiff HFA, Inc. (“HFA”) alleges that Defendant Trinidad/Benham Corp. (“Trinidad”) infringes the ’196 Patent . HFA filed an opening claim construction brief (Doc. No. 41), to which Trinidad filed a responsive brief (Doc. No. 42), and HFA filed a reply (Doc. No. 43).