Legal Opinion

Atmel Corporation v. Information Storage Devices, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 28, 1999No. 20-1112PublishedCited by 170 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE. Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge MAYER.

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Atmel Corporation appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment to Informa*1376tion Storage Devices, Inc. (“ISD”) that claim 1 of Atmel’s patent, U.S. Patent 4,511,811, is invalid for indefiniteness. See Atmel Corp. v. Information Storage Devices, Inc., No. C-95-1987-FMS, 1998 WL 184274 (N.D.Cal. Apr.14, 1998). Because the district court erred by failing to consider the knowledge of one skilled in…

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