Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Bancorp Services, L.L.C.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 2, 2008No. 2007-1312PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Bancorp Services, L.L.C., and Benefit Finance Partners, L.L.C., (collectively “Bancorp”) appeal the order of the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granting summary judgment that appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) did not infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,926,792 (“the '792 patent”).

We conclude that the district court, in granting summary judgment of nonin-fringement, properly construed the phrase “calculating surrender value protected investment credits” (“SVPICs”) as meaning that “the accused system or method must calculate the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  4. Wichita Falls Office Associates v. Banc One Corporation, Banc One Corporation and Bank One, Texas, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Wavetronix v. EIS Electronic Integrated SystemsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
  4. Dixon v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2014
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