Legal Opinion
Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research v. Cochlear Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 17, 2016No. 2015-1580, 2015-1606, 2015-1607PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research sued Cochlear Corporation and Cochlear Ltd. for infringing claims 1 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 5,609,-616 and claims 6-7 of U.S. Patent No. 5,938,691, which cover implantable cochlear stimulators. After conducting a jury trial and a bench trial on separate issues, the district court entered judgment finding claim 10 of the '616 patent infringed and claim 1 of the '616 patent and claims 6-7 of the '691 patent invalid for indefiniteness. The…
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