Legal Opinion

3m Innovative Properties Company and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v. Avery Dennison Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 20, 2004No. 03-1203PublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge CLEVENGER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL.

CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants 3M Innovative Properties Company and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (collectively “3M”) sued Defendant-Appellee Avery Dennison (“Avery”) for infringement of claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,897,-930 (“the '930 patent”) in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. After construing disputed claim terms, the district court entered summary judgment in favor of Avery, concluding that Avery did not infringe, as a matter…

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