Legal Opinion
Carl Zeiss Stiftung v. Renishaw Plc, Renishaw Plc v. Carl Zeiss Stiftung and Carl Zeiss, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 26, 1991No. 91-1007PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Renishaw PLC (“Renishaw”) is the owner of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,153,998 (the ’998 patent) and 4,270,275 (the ’275 patent), both directed to “touch-trigger” probes used in coordinate measuring machines. Renishaw appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, entered after a bench trial in consolidated declaratory judgment and infringement actions, in favor of Carl Zeiss Stiftung and Carl Zeiss, Inc. (collectively, “Zeiss”), holding that Zeiss’ products do not infringe claims 2 or 15 of the '998 patent or claim 1 of the ’275…
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