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Mettler-Toledo, Inc v. Fairbanks Scales Inc et al, No. 9:06-cv-00097 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 7, 2008)

Claims Construed
Claim Construction
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division
Case No.
No. 9:06-cv-00097, Dkt. No. 93
Decided
March 7, 2008
Judge
Keith F. Giblin, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION that the jury shall be instructed in accordance with the Court's interpretations of the disputed claim terms in the '052, '547 and the '441 patents
Length
50 pages

From the Opinion

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CONSTRUING CLAIM TERMS OF UNITED STATES PATENT NOS. 4,804,052, 4,815,547, AND 4,955,441. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, and the Local Rules for the United States D istrict Court for the Ea stern D istrict of Te xas, the District Court referred the above-captioned civil action to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge for all pre-trial proceedings, including a determination of non-dispositive pretrial motions and proceedings and entry of findings of fact and rec…

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