Legal Opinion
PODS, Inc. v. Porta Stor, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 27, 2007No. 2006-1504PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Porta Stor, Inc. (“Porta Stor”) appeals a judgment in favor of appellee PODS, Inc. (“PODS”) for, among other things, patent and copyright infringement. We conclude that the district court erred in its patent claim construction; that no literal infringement occurred under the correct construction; and that infringement under the doctrine of equivalents is barred by prosecution history estoppel. Therefore, we reverse the judgment of patent infringement. In addition, since we hold that a reasonable jury could have concluded that PODS did not own the asserted…
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