Legal Opinion
CCPI INC. v. American Premier, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 5, 1997No. Civil Action 96-446 MMSPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Senior District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff CCPI, Inc. (“CCPI”) filed suit against American Premier, Inc. (“API”), alleging infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 5,358,551 (“the ’551 patent”). Pursuant to the teachings of Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 1384, 134 L.Ed.2d 577 (1996), the Court scheduled briefing and oral argument devoted to interpretation of the claims of the ’551 patent. The Court’s construction of the claims of the ’551 patent follows.
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. And Althon Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- Vitronics Corporation v. Conceptronic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
- Southwall Technologies, Inc. v. Cardinal Ig CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- Electro Medical Systems, S.A. v. Cooper Life Sciences, Inc., Dentsply International Inc., and Dentsply Research & Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
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- Cleanox Environmental Services, Inc. v. Hudson Environmental Services, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Merck & Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 2002
- Pirelli Cable Corp. v. Ciena Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1998
- CCPI INC. v. American Premier, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1997
- Purdue Pharma, L.P. v. F.H. Faulding & Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1999
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