United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement suit involving technology in the area of disposable blood glucose test strips, judgment of the district court in favor of the defendants is affirmed where: 1) district court did not err in concluding that claims 1-4 of the '551 patent would have been obvious in light of the prior art; 2) district court did not abuse its discretion in holding the '551 patent unenforceable due to inequitable conduct; 3) on the record, summary judgment of noninfringement of the '164 and '745 patents was proper; and 4) district court's summary judgment on anticipation of the '745 patent was proper, as there was no triable issue of material fact left for the jury to consider on the issue of whether the '225 reference disclosed diffusible mediators.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2010
• Published 01/25/2010

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Court

• United States Federal Circuit

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