Pioneer Magnetics, Inc. v. Micro Linear Corporation

After having been decided in light of our en banc decision in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., 234 F.3d 558, 56 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed.Cir.2000), this case returns to us for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., 535 U.S. 722, 122 S.Ct. 1831, 152 L.Ed.2d 944 (2002). Because there was a narrowing amendment and the equivalent at issue was foreseeable at the time of filing, we affirm the district court’s judgment. Pioneer Magnetics, Inc. v. Micro Linear Corp., No. 95-CV-8307 (C.D.Cal. Nov. 10,…