Legal Opinion
KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 2007No. 04-1350PublishedCited by 1,136 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
Teleflex Incorporated and its subsidiary Technology Holding Company — both referred to here as Teleflex — sued KSR International Company for patent infringement. The patent at issue, United States Patent No. 6,237,565 Bl, is enti tied “Adjustable Pedal Assembly With Electronic Throttle Control.” Supp. App. 1. The patentee is Steven J. Engelgau, and the patent is referred to as “the Engelgau patent.” Teleflex holds the exclusive license to the patent.
Claim 4 of the Engelgau patent describes a mechanism for combining an electronic sensor with an adjustable automobile pedal so the pedal’s…
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