Stairmaster Sports/Medical Products, Inc. v. Groupe Procycle, Inc.

OPINION

MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Senior District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

On July 3,1997,1 StairMaster Sports/Medical Products (“StairMaster”) filed a complaint against Groupe Procycle, Inc. and Pro-cycle U.S.A., Inc. (“Procycle”), alleging that Procycle’s stair-climbing devices infringed upon StairMaster’s 34,959 patent (“the ’959 patent”). Procyele answered and counterclaimed on October 7, 19972 alleging, inter alia, that the ’959 patent was invalid under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103, 112 and/or 251. Both *118parties filed opening briefs on claim construction on March 10, 1998 and answer briefs were filed on March…