United States Federal Circuit

ICU Medical, Inc. v. Alaris Medical Sys., Inc., 08-1077

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In a patent infringement action involving medical technology, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) district court correctly construed the disputed "spike" term and held noninfringement with respect to the asserted claims; 2) the asserted claims of the patents are invalid for lack of written description under 35 U.S.C. section 112; and 3) the award of attorney's fees and Rule 11 sanctions were not an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

Decided 03/13/2009
Published 03/13/2009

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