Legal Opinion
Micro Chemical, Inc. v. Great Plains Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 6, 1999No. 98-1393PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
Following a bench trial, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado determined that Great Plains Chemical Company, Inc., now Lextron, Inc. (Lextron), did not infringe Micro Chemical, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 4,733,971 (the ’971 patent). The ’971 patent relates to devices and methods for dispensing the proper amount of additives into livestock feed rations. Because, under a correct claim construction, the district court’s finding that the accused device does not infringe claims 63, 74, 93, and 94 is clearly erroneous, this court reverses the district…
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