Legal Opinion

Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Affymetrix, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 4, 2009No. 2008-1466PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RADER, Circuit Judge.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California reviewed an interference action that Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) brought under 35 U.S.C. § 146 against Affymetrix, Inc. (Affymetrix). The district court sustained the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (the Board) and awarded priority to Affymetrix. Agilent Techs. v. Affymetrix, Inc., No. C-06-05958 (N.D.Cal. June 13, 2008) (SJ Order). Because the district court erred with regard to claim construction, improperly denied Agilent’s motion for summary judgment with regard…

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