Toro Co. v. INGERSOLL-RAND CO., LTD.

MEMORANDUM OF LAW & ORDER

MICHAEL J. DAVIS, District Court.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on the Parties’ joint request for claim construction pursuant to Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370, 116 S.Ct. 1384, 134 L.Ed.2d 577 (1996). Plaintiff is The Toro Company (“Toro”). Defendant Clark Equipment Company is a subsidiary of Defendant Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (collectively, “Bobcat”). The patent at issue is U.S. Patent No. 6,709,223 (“'223 Patent”). Toro is the owner of the '223 Patent. In the instant lawsuit, Toro alleges that Bobcat loaders infringe claim…