Legal Opinion
Steven M. Hoffer v. Microsoft Corporation, and International Business MacHines Corporation, and Ariba Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 31, 2005No. 04-1103PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed PER CURIAM. Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge PAULINE NEWMAN.
2Per curiam
Steven M. Hoffer appeals the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,1 holding that defendants Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, and Ariba Incorporated do not infringe claim 21 of United States Patent No. 5,799,151 (the ’151 patent) and that claim 22 of said patent is invalid for indefiniteness. We reverse the judgment of invalidity on the ground of indefiniteness, affirm the claim construction…
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