Legal Opinion
Metris U.S.A., Inc. v. Faro Technologies, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 4, 2011No. Civil Action 08-CV-11187-PBSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
On July 11, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a patent infringement suit against defendant Faro Technologies (“Faro”), based on U.S. Patents No. 6,611,617 (the “'617 patent”) and 7,313,264 (the “'264 patent”). The Court holds that the '617 patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. Following a bench trial on this issue, the Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
A. The Inventions
This case involves technology that enables users to scan and computer model three dimensional objects.…
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