Legal Opinion
Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 20, 2014No. Civil Nos. 12-11935-PBS, 13-11105-PBS, 12-12326-PBS, 12-12330-PBSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: CONSTRUCTION OF DISPUTED CLAIM TERMS
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Trustees of Boston University (“BU”) brought this action under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) against defendants1 for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5, 686, 738 (“'738 patent”), entitled “Highly Insulating Monocrystalline Gallium Nitride [ (“GaN”) ] Thin Films.” GaN thin films are common components of blue light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”). LEDs are semiconductor devices that emit light when charged with an electric current. LEDs containing GaN thin films can be found in light bulbs,…
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- Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2019