Legal Opinion

Metris U.S.A., Inc. v. Faro Technologies, Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided September 19, 2011No. Civil Action No. 08-CV-11187-PBSPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*166 AMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

Introduction

The patents in-suit concern technology used to scan and create highly accurate digital models of three-dimensional physical objects. Metris U.S.A., INC., Metris N.V., Metris IPR N.V., and 3D Scanners Ltd.1 (“Metris”) hold U.S. Patents No. 6,611,617 (the “'617 patent”) and 7,313,264 (the “'264 patent”). These patents protect inventions related to the use of an optical laser scanner attached to a six-jointed articulated arm that a user can manipulate around objects in order to image them from various…

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