Infringement

Infringement is the making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing of something that falls within the scope of a patent claim. Proving it requires showing that the accused product or process contains every limitation of at least one claim, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Because the comparison is made against the claim as construed, infringement rulings frequently follow directly from a claim construction order and turn on a single disputed limitation. The opinions collected here address direct infringement by an accused product, the sufficiency of infringement contentions and expert analysis, and the evidence needed to establish that an accused instrumentality practises each element of a claim.

1,110 opinions and orders, showing 1,001–1,110.

• September 20, 2006 Fed. Cir. KIM v. Conagra Foods, Inc., No. 05-1414 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 20, 2006) Affirmed
• September 13, 2006 Fed. Cir. Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Abacus Software, No. 05-1142 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 13, 2006) Vacated & Remanded
• September 6, 2006 Fed. Cir. Alza Corporation v. Mylan Laboratories, No. 06-1019 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2006) Affirmed
• August 18, 2006 E.D. Tex. z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 6:06-cv-00142 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2006) Granted
• August 18, 2006 E.D. Tex. z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 6:06-cv-00142 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2006) Granted
• August 18, 2006 E.D. Tex. z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 6:06-cv-00142 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2006) Denied
• August 18, 2006 E.D. Tex. z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 6:06-cv-00142 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2006) Granted in Part
• August 18, 2006 Fed. Cir. Cook Biotech v. Acell, No. 05-1458 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 18, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• August 17, 2006 Fed. Cir. Conoco v. Energy & Environmental International, No. 05-1363 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 17, 2006) Affirmed
• August 16, 2006 Fed. Cir. Monsanto Company v. Scruggs, No. 04-1532 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• August 10, 2006 Fed. Cir. Tegic Communications v. BD. of Regents of the Univ. of Texas System, No. 05-1553 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2006) Affirmed
• August 10, 2006 Fed. Cir. Serio-Us Industries v. Plastic Recovery Technologies, No. 05-1106 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2006) Affirmed
• August 9, 2006 Fed. Cir. Pennington Seed v. Produce Exchange NO. 299, No. 05-1440 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 9, 2006) Affirmed
• August 4, 2006 Fed. Cir. Bayer AG v. Housey Pharmaceuticals, No. 06-1083 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 4, 2006) Affirmed
• August 3, 2006 Fed. Cir. Amgen v. Hoechst Marion Roussel (NOW Known as Aventis Pharmaceuticals), No. 05-1157 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 3, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• August 2, 2006 Fed. Cir. Pfizer, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories, Limited, No. 06-1179 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• July 28, 2006 Fed. Cir. Syngenta Seeds v. Delta Cotton Co-Operative, No. 05-1507 (Fed. Cir. July 28, 2006) Reversed
• July 26, 2006 Fed. Cir. Wireless Agents LLC v. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, No. 06-1054 (Fed. Cir. July 26, 2006) Affirmed
• July 21, 2006 Fed. Cir. Jumpsport v. Jumpking, No. 05-1182 (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2006) Affirmed
• June 14, 2006 Fed. Cir. Primos, Inc. v. Hunter'S Specialties, No. 05-1001 (Fed. Cir. June 14, 2006) Affirmed
• June 12, 2006 Fed. Cir. Panduit Corp. v. Hellermanntyton Corp., No. 05-1337 (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2006) Affirmed
• June 1, 2006 Fed. Cir. Liquid Dynamics Corp. v. Vaughan Company, Inc., No. 05-1105 (Fed. Cir. June 1, 2006) Affirmed
• May 25, 2006 Fed. Cir. Mstar Semiconductor, Inc. v. ITC, No. 05-1129 (Fed. Cir. May 25, 2006) Affirmed
• April 21, 2006 Fed. Cir. SUN Coast Merchandise Corp. v. CCL Products Enterprises, No. 05-1173 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 21, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• April 18, 2006 Fed. Cir. Philips Electronics North America v. Contec, No. 05-1351 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 18, 2006) Affirmed
• April 6, 2006 Fed. Cir. Pods, Inc. v. Porta Stor, No. 05-1471 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 6, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• March 31, 2006 Fed. Cir. Athletic Alternatives, Inc. v. Benetton Trading USA, No. 05-1378 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 31, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• March 31, 2006 Fed. Cir. On Demand Machine Corp. v. Ingram Industries, Inc., No. 05-1074 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 31, 2006) Reversed
• March 23, 2006 Fed. Cir. Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, No. 05-1359 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 23, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• March 23, 2006 Fed. Cir. Wilson Sporting Goods Company v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co., No. 05-1103 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 23, 2006) Vacated & Remanded
• March 22, 2006 Fed. Cir. Exigent Technology, Inc. v. Atrana Solutions, Inc., No. 05-1338 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• March 3, 2006 Fed. Cir. Amini Innovation Corp. v. Anthony California, No. 05-1159 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 3, 2006) Reversed in Part
• March 2, 2006 Fed. Cir. Aspex Eyewear v. Miracle Optics, No. 04-1138 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2006) Vacated & Remanded
• February 24, 2006 Fed. Cir. Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex, No. 04-1522 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 24, 2006) Affirmed
• February 15, 2006 Fed. Cir. Golden Blount, Inc. v. Robert H. Peterson, Co., No. 04-1609 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 15, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• February 9, 2006 E.D. Tex. Fenner Investments, Ltd., v. Juniper Networks, Inc. et al, No. 2:05-cv-00005 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 9, 2006) Adopted
• February 9, 2006 Fed. Cir. Hazelquist v. Guchi Moochie Tackle Co., No. 05-1446 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 9, 2006) Reversed
• February 1, 2006 Fed. Cir. Varco, L.P. v. Pason Systems USA Corp., No. 05-1136 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2006) Vacated & Remanded
• February 1, 2006 Fed. Cir. Purdue Pharma v. Endo Pharmaceuticals, No. 04-1189 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• January 24, 2006 Fed. Cir. Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. U.S. Surgical Corp., No. 05-1149 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2006) Affirmed
• January 19, 2006 E.D. Tex. Charles E Hill assoc v. amazon.com Inc, et al, No. 2:02-cv-00186 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 19, 2006) Denied
• January 17, 2006 Fed. Cir. Lamps Plus, Inc v. Dolan, No. 04-1559 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 17, 2006) Affirmed
• January 10, 2006 Fed. Cir. Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corp. v. Shell OIL Co., No. 04-1475 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2006) Affirmed
• January 9, 2006 Fed. Cir. Ncube Corp. (NOW C-Cor, Inc.) v. Seachange International, Inc., No. 03-1341 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• January 5, 2006 Fed. Cir. Fieldturf International v. Sprinturf, No. 04-1553 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 5, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• December 22, 2005 E.D. Tex. Mobility Electronics Inc v. Formosa Electronic Industries Inc et al, No. 5:04-cv-00103 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 22, 2005) Denied
• November 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Pfizer, Inc., ET AL. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., ET AL., No. 05-1331 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 22, 2005) Affirmed
• November 18, 2005 Fed. Cir. Invitrogen Corp. (Formerly Known as Life Technologies, Inc.) v. Clontech Laboratories, Inc., No. 04-1039 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 18, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• November 17, 2005 Fed. Cir. Microstrategy, Inc. v. Business Objects, S.A., ET AL., No. 04-1572 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 17, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• November 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Dorel Juvenile Gropup, Inc. v. Graco Children’S Products, Inc., No. 05-1026 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 7, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• October 31, 2005 Fed. Cir. Callicrate v. Wadsworth Manufacturing, Inc., No. 04-1597 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 31, 2005) Reversed in Part
• October 5, 2005 Fed. Cir. Invitrogen Corp. v. Biocrest Manufacturing, L.P., ET AL., No. 04-1273 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 5, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• October 3, 2005 Fed. Cir. Union Carbide v. Shell OIL, No. 04-1475 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• October 3, 2005 Fed. Cir. JVW Enterprises v. Interact Accessories, No. 04-1410 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2005) Reversed in Part
• September 30, 2005 Fed. Cir. Cross Medical Products v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, No. 05-1043 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 30, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• September 21, 2005 Fed. Cir. Cytologix Corp. v. Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., No. 04-1446 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 21, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• September 13, 2005 Fed. Cir. Biagro Western Sales, Inc. ET AL. v. Grow More, Inc., No. 04-1414 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 13, 2005) Affirmed
• September 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Mallinckrodt v. Masimo, No. 04-1495 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 7, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 31, 2005 Fed. Cir. Engineered Products, Co. v. Donalson Co., Inc., No. 04-1596 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 31, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 24, 2005 Fed. Cir. Sunbeam Products. v. Wing Shing Products (BVI) Ltd., No. 04-1526 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 24, 2005) Affirmed
• August 24, 2005 Fed. Cir. Storage Technology Corp. (Doing Business as Storagetek) v. Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, No. 04-1462 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 24, 2005) Affirmed
• August 19, 2005 Fed. Cir. Aquatex Industries, Inc. v. Techniche Solutions, No. 05-1088 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 19, 2005 Fed. Cir. Ocean Innovations (Formerly Known as JET Dock Licensing) v. Archer, No. 04-1528 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2005) Reversed
• August 18, 2005 Fed. Cir. TAP Pharmaceutical Products (Formerly Known as TAP Holdings) v. OWL Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C., ET AL., No. 03-1634 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 18, 2005) Affirmed
• August 11, 2005 Fed. Cir. Warner-Lambert Company v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, No. 04-1506 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 11, 2005 Fed. Cir. Freedman Seating Co. v. American Seating Co., No. 04-1216 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2005) Reversed in Part
• August 10, 2005 Fed. Cir. Pharmacia v. PAR Pharmaceutical, No. 04-1478 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2005) Affirmed
• August 5, 2005 Fed. Cir. Ericsson, Inc., ET AL. v. Harris Corp., ET AL., No. 04-1444 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 5, 2005) Affirmed
• August 5, 2005 Fed. Cir. Harris Corporation v. Ericsson, Inc., No. 03-1625 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 5, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• August 2, 2005 Fed. Cir. Collegenet, Inc. v. Applyyourself, Inc., No. 04-1202 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 2, 2005 Fed. Cir. NTP, Inc. v. Research in Motion, Ltd., No. 03-1615 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• July 28, 2005 Fed. Cir. Beckson Marine, Inc., ET AL. v. NFM, Inc., No. 04-1531 (Fed. Cir. July 28, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• July 25, 2005 Fed. Cir. Hartco Engineering v. Wang’S International, ET AL., No. 04-1480 (Fed. Cir. July 25, 2005) Reversed in Part
• July 13, 2005 Fed. Cir. ELI Lilly and Company, ET AL. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No. 05-1044 (Fed. Cir. July 13, 2005) Affirmed
• July 13, 2005 Fed. Cir. AT&T Corp. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 04-1285 (Fed. Cir. July 13, 2005) Affirmed
• June 29, 2005 Fed. Cir. Seachange International, Inc. v. C-Cor, Inc., No. 04-1375 (Fed. Cir. June 29, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• June 28, 2005 Fed. Cir. Northpoint Technology, Ltd v. MDS America, Inc., ET AL., No. 04-1249 (Fed. Cir. June 28, 2005) Affirmed
• June 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Prima TEK II, L.L.C., ET AL. v. Polypap, ET at., No. 04-1411 (Fed. Cir. June 22, 2005) Reversed
• June 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. AIR Turbine Technology v. Atlas Copco AB, No. 04-1387 (Fed. Cir. June 7, 2005) Affirmed
• May 23, 2005 Fed. Cir. Imonex Services v. W.H. Munzprufer Dietmar Trenner GmbH, No. 04-1262 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2005) Affirmed
• May 16, 2005 Fed. Cir. Group ONE Ltd v. Hallmark Cards, No. 04-1296 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2005) Reversed in Part
• May 10, 2005 Fed. Cir. Arthrocare Corp., ET AL. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., No. 04-1323 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• May 5, 2005 Fed. Cir. Clontech Laboratories, Inc. v. Invitrogen Corp. (Formerly Life Technologies, Inc.), No. 03-1464 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• April 29, 2005 Fed. Cir. The Gillette Company v. Energizer Holdings, Inc., No. 04-1220 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Schreiber Foods v. Beatrice Cheese, No. 04-1279 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Asyst Technologies v. Emtrak, No. 04-1048 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 16, 2005 Fed. Cir. Mercexchange, L.L.C. v. Ebay, Inc., No. 03-1600 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 16, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Bellehumeur v. Bonnett (Doing Business as J.B. Marketing), No. 04-1258 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 8, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Decorations for Generations, Inc. v. Home Depot USA, Inc., No. 04-1072 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 8, 2005) Reversed in Part
• March 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Iowa State University Research Found. v. Wiley Organics, No. 04-1326 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 7, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Playtex Products v. Procter & Gamble Company, No. 04-1200 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 7, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 2, 2005 Fed. Cir. Eolas Technologies v. Microsoft, No. 04-1234 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• February 17, 2005 Fed. Cir. Rates Technology, Inc. v. Nortel Networks Corp., No. 04-1212 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2005) Affirmed
• February 14, 2005 Fed. Cir. Gyory v. Reebok International, Ltd., No. 04-1516 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 14, 2005) Affirmed
• February 11, 2005 Fed. Cir. Lisle Corporation v. A.J. Manufacturing Company, No. 04-1275 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2005) Affirmed
• February 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Junker v. Eddings, No. 04-1208 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• February 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Alltrade Tools v. Olympia Group, No. 04-1090 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2005) Affirmed
• January 28, 2005 Fed. Cir. Merck & Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, No. 04-1005 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 28, 2005) Reversed
• January 14, 2005 Fed. Cir. Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. v. Jazz Photo Corp., No. 03-1324 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2005) Affirmed
• January 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Lamle v. Mattel, No. 04-1151 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• January 4, 2005 Fed. Cir. Brooks Furniture Manufacturing v. Dutailier Int'L, No. 03-1379 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 4, 2005) Reversed in Part
• December 14, 2004 Fed. Cir. NTP, Inc. v. Research in Motion, Ltd., No. 03-1615 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 14, 2004) Affirmed in Part
• December 14, 2004 Fed. Cir. Versa Corporation v. Ag-Bag International Limited, No. 03-1445 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 14, 2004) Reversed
• December 6, 2004 Fed. Cir. Centricut, LLC, ET AL. v. the Esab Group, Inc., No. 03-1574 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 6, 2004) Reversed
• December 1, 2004 Fed. Cir. Slip Track Systems, Inc. v. Metal Lite, Inc., No. 04-1070 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 1, 2004) Affirmed in Part
• November 3, 2004 Fed. Cir. Colida v. Matsushita Electric Corp. for America, No. 04-1348 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 3, 2004) Affirmed
• October 29, 2004 Fed. Cir. C.R. Bard, ET AL. v. U.S. Surgical Corp., No. 04-1135 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 29, 2004) Affirmed
• October 20, 2004 Fed. Cir. Bernhardt, L.L.C., v. Collezione Europa USA, Inc., No. 04-1024 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 20, 2004) Vacated & Remanded
• October 7, 2004 Fed. Cir. Fuji Photo Film, Co., Ltd., v. International Trade Commission, ET AL., No. 03-1016 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 7, 2004) Affirmed in Part
• October 4, 2004 Fed. Cir. Insituform Technologies, Inc., ET AL. v. CAT Contracting, Inc., ET AL., No. 99-1584 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 4, 2004) Affirmed in Part