Legal Opinion
Boston Scientific Corp. v. Cook Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 22, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:10-cv-11646-DPWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Table of Contents
I. BACKGROUND... 255
II. PRINCIPLES OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION. . .256
III. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION.. .257
A. The Pulnev Patents .. .257
1. “thread” and “threads” .. .261
2. “elongate[d] element[s]” and “elongate member” .. .260
3. “helix,” “helical,” “opposite senses of helix,” “opposite helical lines,” “common direction of winding,” and “opposite to the first direction”.. .261
4. “interlaced,” “interlacing pattern,” and “interwoven”... .266
5. “configured to slide with respect to one another” ..…
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- Vitronics Corporation v. Conceptronic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
- Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Innova/pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Systems, Inc. (Doing Business as Safari Outdoor Products)Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by2 opinions
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