Legal Opinion
Oatey Co. v. IPS CORP.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 30, 2008No. 2007-1214PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Oatey Company appeals the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, ruling that U.S. Patent No. 6,148,-850, owned by Oatey, is not infringed by IPS Corporation. The patented invention concerns washing machine outlet boxes, which are boxes that are installed in wall recesses during construction of a house in order to collect hoses for the input and output water flow of washing machines and other household appliances, particularly air conditioners. After a Markman hearing, the district court construed disputed claim terms…
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