Legal Opinion
The Toro Company, Plaintiff-Cross v. Deere & Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 13, 2004No. 03-1160, 03-1161PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Toro Co. brought suit against Deere & Co., alleging infringement by Deere’s RZI 700 machine of three Toro patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,119,744 (“'744 patent”), 5,101,745 (“'745 patent”), and 5,207,168 (“'168 patent”). The three patents, which share a common written description, are directed at technology for lifting and fracturing soil to decrease subsurface soil density and thereby encourage turf growth. The technology involves using an apparatus with a row of adjacent nozzles that sporadically shoot concentrated jets of pressurized water or other liquid into the turf…
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