Legal Opinion
Hitkansut LLC, a Michigan Corporation, & Acceledyne Technologies, Ltd., LLC, a Michigan Corporation v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 31, 2013No. 12-303CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER 1
LETTOW, Judge.
In this patent case, plaintiffs Hitkansut LLC and Acceledyne Technologies, Ltd., LLC (collectively, “Hitkansut”) allege that the United States, through Oak Ridge National Laboratory (“Oak Ridge” or “the government”), has infringed upon claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 14 of its patent for a materials processing method, U.S. Patent No. 7,175,722 (“the ’722 patent”), and thus is liable for damages under 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a). Compl. ¶¶ 1, 10; Pis.’ Opening Claim Construction Br. (“Pis.’ Br.”) at 5. 2
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue is a materials processing method…
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