Legal Opinion
Rexnord Corporation v. The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 15, 2001No. 00-1395PublishedCited by 245 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Rexnord Corporation appeals a summary judgment of noninfringement granted in favor of The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc., by the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. See Rexnord Corp. v. The Laitram Corp., No. 99-C-0245-C (W.D. Wis. April 12, 2000). Because the district court construed the claims so as to improperly read a limitation from the written description into the claims, we reverse and remand.
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Rexnord Corporation (“Rexnord”) is the holder of U.S. Patent No. 5,634,550 (“the '550 patent”), entitled “Direction Changing…
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