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

E.D. Tex.

Hearing Components, Inc v Shure, Inc, No. 9:07-cv-00104 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 6, 2009)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division
Case No.
No. 9:07-cv-00104, Dkt. No. 181
Decided
March 6, 2009
Judge
See opinion
Document
Order
Docket Entry
ORDER granting in part 148 Defendant Shure, Inc.s Motion for Judgment as aMatter of Law on Non-Infringement. The court will strike the portion of the jury verdict awarding damages for infringement by Shures straight nozzleproducts, which to…
Length
11 pages

From the Opinion

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GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW ON INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Hearing Components, Inc. filed suit against Defendant Shure, Inc. claiming infringement of United States Patent Nos. 4,880,076; 5,002,151; and 5,401,920. The ‘076 and ‘151 patents are directed toward a hearing aid ear piece or other sound transmission device connected to a disposable compressible foam sleeve.