Legal Opinion
R + L Carriers, Inc. v. Qualcomm, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 17, 2015No. 2014-1718PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.
R + L Carriers, Inc. (“R + L”) brought suit against, inter alia, Qualcomm, Inc. (“Qualcomm”), asserting infringement of the claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,401,078 (“the '078 patent”). While the case was pending, R + L filed for ex parte reexamination of the '078 patent. Although the patent survived, R + L added language to all of the claims at issue. Because the district court determined that the new claims were not substantially identical to the initial claims of the '078 patent, and because there was no dispute that Qual-comm ceased its allegedly infringing activity…
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