Legal Opinion
Novo Industries, L.P., Plaintiff-Cross v. Micro Molds Corporation, and Oscar Helver
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 5, 2003No. 03-1230, 03-1249PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Micro Molds Corporation (“Micro Molds”) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida holding that Micro Molds infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,056,578 (“the '578 patent”), entitled “Carrier Structure for a Vertical Blind Assembly,” and awarding enhanced damages to the patent’s as-signee, Novo Industries L.P. (“Novo”). Novo Indus., L.P. v. Micro Molds Corp., 239 F.Supp.2d 1282 (S.D.Fla.2002). Because the district court lacked authority to “correct” claim 13 of the '578 patent by construing the word “a” to mean “and,” we reverse the…
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