Legal Opinion
SkinMedica, Inc. v. Histogen Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 23, 2013No. 2012-1560PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the coúrt filed by Circuit Judge PROST. Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge RADER.
PROST, Circuit Judge.
SkinMedica, Inc. (“SkinMedica”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granting Histogen, Inc., Histogen Aesthetics, and Gail Naughton (collectively “Histogen”) summary judgment of noninfringement of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,372,494 ('494 patent) and 7,118,746 (’746 patent) after construing a phrase common to both patents. Because we find no legal error in the district court’s construction, we…
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