Legal Opinion
Bausch & Lomb Inc. v. Moria S.A.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 26, 2002No. CIV.A. 99-4247PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW REGARDING PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
LOWELL A. REED, JR., Senior District Judge.
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I. THE LAW OF PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION .626
A. Claim Language.627
B. Specification.. 627
C. Prosecution History.628
D. Extrinsic Evidence .629
E. Means-Plus-Function Limitations.630
II. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLAIMS.632
A. Guide Means, Guide Assembly and Guide Element.632
B. Drive Means and Drive Assembly .640
C. Coupling Member.644
D. Reserve Vacuum Assembly.646
E. Nose Segment.647
F. Preambles.648
G. Remaining Claim Terms not Addressed at Oral Argument.649
1. Claim 52 of the ’456 Patent.650
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3Cited by8 opinions
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