Legal Opinion

CellNet Data Systems, Inc. v. Itron, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided August 10, 1998No. C-97-20396 EAIPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER RE: CONSTRUCTION OF DISPUTED CLAIMS IN U.S.PATENT NO. 4,783,623

INFANTE, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a patent infringement case. Plaintiff CellNet Data Systems, Inc. (“CellNet”), the assignee of U.S.Patent No. 4,783,623 (“the ’623 patent”), entitled “Device For Use With A Utility Meter For Recording Time Of Energy Use,” accuses Defendant Itron, Inc. (“Itron”) of infringing claims 1, 5, 8-10, and 12-14 of said patent by making, using and selling its various models of meter modules.

After the parties submitted briefs in support of their respective positions, the…

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