Legal Opinion
Reiffin v. Microsoft Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 30, 2001No. C-98-0266 VRW, C-00-2221 VRWPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WALKER, District Judge.
In these related cases, plaintiff Martin Gardner Reiffin alleges patent infringement and Sherman Act violations by defendants Microsoft Corporation and Harold C Wegner. Reiffin initially sued Microsoft in 1998 (Reiffin I), claiming that Microsoft has infringed two patents, Patent Nos 5,694,603 (’603 patent) and 5,694,604 (’604 patent). This court granted summary judgment for Microsoft based on an interpretation of 35 USC § 112 ¶ 1 (section 112) that the court has since rescinded. Reiffin v. Microsoft Corp., 48 USPQ2d 1274 (N.D.Cal.1998); Sun Microsystems, Inc v.…
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