Legal Opinion
Jack A. Ekchian v. The Home Depot, Inc., MacKlanburg Company, Mti Corporation and Zircon Corporation, and Lucas Automation & Control Engineering, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 10, 1997No. 96-1207PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Jack A. Ekchian appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granting summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of Lucas Automation & Control Engineering, Inc. (“Lucas”). Ekchian v. Home Depot, Inc., No. 95-1273-A (E.D.Va. Dec. 8, 1995) (as corrected by Order entered on Dec. 11, 1995). Because the district court misconstrued the asserted claims and because, under a proper claim construction, genuine issues of material fact remain in dispute, we vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
Ekchian is the owner and a named…
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