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In Re Papst Licensing Gmbh & Co. Kg Litigation

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 12, 2009No. Misc. Action No. 07-493 (RMC). MDL Docket No. 1880PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING CLAIMS CONSTRUCTION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.

Papst Licensing GMBH & Co. (“Papst”) acquired two patents from inventor Michael Tasler and in this MDL has alleged that digital camera manufacturers that sell products in the United States have infringed its patents. Pursuant to Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370, 116 S.Ct. 1384, 134 L.Ed.2d 577 (1996), the Court is required to construe the contested claims of the patents before a jury can determine whether the accused products infringe.

I. FACTS

Papst alleges that the Camera Manufacturers 1…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Edward H. Phillips v. Awh Corporation, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., and Lofton Corporation, Defendants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  3. Vitronics Corporation v. Conceptronic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
  4. Sri International v. Matsushita Electric Corporation of America and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  5. Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Papst Licensing Gmbh & Co. KG v. Fujifilm Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2015
  2. Hewlett Packard Co. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KGDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  3. In Re Papst Licensing Gmbh & Co. Kg LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
  4. Hewlett Packard Co. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2011

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