Legal Opinion
Sextant Avionique, S.A. v. Analog Devices, Inc., Defendant-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 26, 1999No. 98-1063, 98-1077PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE. Senior Circuit Judge SMITH joins as to Part I. and Part II. A, B, and C.l, but dissents as to Part II. C.2 and files a separate opinion.
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Sextant Avionique, S.A. appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment that Analog Devices, Inc. did not literally infringe any claim of Sextant’s patents and granting judgment as a matter of law that Analog did not infringe under the doctrine of equivalents.1 We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Sextant’s…
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