Legal Opinion
Brain Life, LLC v. Elekta Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 24, 2014No. 2013-1239PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.
Brain Life, LLC (“Brain -Life”) filed suit against Elekta, Inc. (“Elekta”) alleging infringement of the method claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,398,684 (“the '684 patent”). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Elekta, holding that Brain Life’s claim was barred on res judicata grounds. See Brain Life LLC v. Elekta, Inc., No. 3:12-cv-303 (S.D.Cal. Jan. 31, 2013), ECF No. 43 (“Brain Life II”). Brain Life appeals from that determination. While we agree with Brain Life that neither claim nor issue preclusion bars its claims, we find that the Kessler Doctrine…
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