Legal Opinion

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. v. Biogenex Laboratories, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 29, 2006No. 2006-1074PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1176PROST, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (‘Ventana”) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona granting judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,352,861 (the “'861 patent”) in favor of Defendant-Appellee, BioGenex Laboratories, Inc. (“BioGenex”). Because the district court erred in its claim construction, we vacate the judgment of noninfringement and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Ventana is the owner of several patents relating to automated methods and apparatuses for staining microscope slides. Such…

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