Legal Opinion
Tokyo Keiso Co., Ltd. v. SMC Corp.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 18, 2007No. Case SACV 06-0374 ODW (RNBx)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY (OBVIOUSNESS) AND DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INFRINGEMENT
OTIS D. WRIGHT II, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This motion for summary judgment arises from Defendant SMC Corporation’s (“SMC”) alleged infringement of Plaintiffs U.S. Patent No. 5,458,004 (“'004 Patent”) (issued Oct. 17, 1995). Plaintiff Tokyo Keiso Company, Ltd. (“TKC”) alleges that SMC is selling an infringing “volume flow meter,” which measures the flow volume of fluids (e.g., gallons per hour or milliliters per second), under the…
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