Legal Opinion
Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. v. Dow Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 29, 2016No. 2015-1331, 2015-1389PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judges.
Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. (“Akzo”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granting summary judgment that Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) did not infringe the claims of U.S, Patent 6,767,956 (“the '956 patent”), eith'er literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. v. Dow Chem. Co., No. 1:12-cv-01364 (D.Del. Jan. 26, 2015) (“Decision ”). Dow cross-appeals from the court’s conclusion that the claims of the '956 patent are not indefinite. Id. at 10-14. For the reasons that follow, we affirm both…
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