United States Federal Circuit

In a suit for infringement of a patent directed to a method for an "easy clean dual wall deck" for a rotary cutter, the district court's grant of summary judgment of noninfringement is: 1) vacated as to the construction of the term "into engagement with," where the court erroneously construed the term to require direct contact; and 2) affirmed as to the construction of "rotary cutter deck" and the determination that the terms "substantially planar" and "easily washed off" do not render the asserted claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. section 112.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/04/2012
• Published 12/04/2012

Judges

• Rader

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel