United States Federal Circuit
Source Vagabond Systems v. Hydrapak, Inc., 2013-1250
The decision of the district court sanctioning plaintiff under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for suing defendant for infringing its patent for water reservoirs in which drinking water can be stored inside backpacks for use in outdoor activities, is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff's proposed claim construction is unreasonable; 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that, even under plaintiff's claim construction, there was no reasonable basis for alleging defendant's product literally infringed; and 3) plaintiff did not make reasonable arguments and did not make a reasonable inquiry into its claims against defendant.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/05/2014
- Published 06/05/2014
Judges
- WALLACH
Court
- United States Federal Circuit