Legal Opinion

World Class Technology Corp v. Ormco Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 20, 2014No. 2013-1679, 2014-1692PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TARANTO, Circuit Judge.

Ormco Corporation owns U.S. Patent No. 8,393,896, which claims a bracket for orthodontic braces that avoids or reduces interference with the gums even when being mounted on a molar tooth. Ormco accuses World Class Technology Corporation of infringing the '896 patent, and World Class Technology denies infringement. The district court construed two claim terms — “support surface” and “ledge.” In view of the court’s constructions, the parties stipulated to a judgment of non-infringement of the '896 patent. We affirm, rejecting Ormco’s challenge to the district court’s…

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