Legal Opinion
Gary E. Rhine v. Casio, Incorporated and Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 6, 1999No. 18-2390PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Chief Judge.
Gary E. Rhine appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 96CV7524, which granted Casio, Inc. and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (collectively “Casio”) summary judgment of nonin-fringement. Because the court improperly construed the claim, we reverse the judgment and remand the case.
Background
Rhine owns U.S. Patent No. 4,910,652, which is directed to a wrist watch containing a flashlight having a time delay circuit. The time delay circuit turns the flashlight off after a set period of time. The only asserted claim, claim 1,…
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