Legal Opinion
Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Tyco Healthcare Group, LP
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 29, 2010No. 2009-1053, 2009-1111PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MAYER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge GAJARSA.
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Tyco Healthcare Group, LP (“Tyco”) appeals a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware entered after a jury determined that Tyco’s Monoject Magellan™ safety needles and blood collection devices literally infringed claims 1-4, 6, 12, 13, 15, 24 and 27 of U.S. Patent No. 5,348,544 (the “'544 patent”). Because we conclude that the district court incorrectly construed the “spring means” limitation of the asserted claims and erred in denying…
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