Legal Opinion
The Toro Company v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc., and Wci Outdoor Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 10, 1999No. 98-1334PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PAULINE NEWMAN. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER.
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
White Consolidated Industries, Inc., and WCI Outdoor Products, Inc. (together “White”) appeal the decision1 of the United *1297States District Court for the District of Minnesota granting summary judgment that White infringed United States Patent No. 4,694,528, assigned to The Toro Company (“Toro”). We have construed the claims de novo, as precedent requires. On the correct claim construction, the judgment of literal infringement can not stand. We reverse the…
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