Legal Opinion

E-Pass Technologies, Inc. v. 3com Corporation (Also Known as 3com, Inc.) and Palm, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 20, 2003No. 02-1593PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

E-Pass Technologies (“E-Pass”) appeals the grant of summary judgment of noninfringement of claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,276,311 (“the '311 patent”) in favor of 3Com Corporation and Palm Inc. (collectively “3Com”). E-Pass Techs, v. 3Com Corp., 222 F.Supp.2d 1157, 1165 (N.D.Cal.2002). Because we conclude that the district court’s construction of the claim term “electronic multi-function card” was incorrect, and because issues of material fact remain in dispute as to both literal and doctrine of equivalents infringement under the proper construction, we vacate the grant of…

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