Infringement

Infringement is the making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing of something that falls within the scope of a patent claim. Proving it requires showing that the accused product or process contains every limitation of at least one claim, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Because the comparison is made against the claim as construed, infringement rulings frequently follow directly from a claim construction order and turn on a single disputed limitation. The opinions collected here address direct infringement by an accused product, the sufficiency of infringement contentions and expert analysis, and the evidence needed to establish that an accused instrumentality practises each element of a claim.

1,041 opinions and orders, showing 1,001–1,041.

• August 2, 2005 Fed. Cir. Collegenet, Inc. v. Applyyourself, Inc., No. 04-1202 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 2, 2005 Fed. Cir. NTP, Inc. v. Research in Motion, Ltd., No. 03-1615 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• July 28, 2005 Fed. Cir. Beckson Marine, Inc., ET AL. v. NFM, Inc., No. 04-1531 (Fed. Cir. July 28, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• July 25, 2005 Fed. Cir. Hartco Engineering v. Wang’S International, ET AL., No. 04-1480 (Fed. Cir. July 25, 2005) Reversed in Part
• July 13, 2005 Fed. Cir. ELI Lilly and Company, ET AL. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No. 05-1044 (Fed. Cir. July 13, 2005) Affirmed
• July 13, 2005 Fed. Cir. AT&T Corp. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 04-1285 (Fed. Cir. July 13, 2005) Affirmed
• June 29, 2005 Fed. Cir. Seachange International, Inc. v. C-Cor, Inc., No. 04-1375 (Fed. Cir. June 29, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• June 28, 2005 Fed. Cir. Northpoint Technology, Ltd v. MDS America, Inc., ET AL., No. 04-1249 (Fed. Cir. June 28, 2005) Affirmed
• June 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Prima TEK II, L.L.C., ET AL. v. Polypap, ET at., No. 04-1411 (Fed. Cir. June 22, 2005) Reversed
• June 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. AIR Turbine Technology v. Atlas Copco AB, No. 04-1387 (Fed. Cir. June 7, 2005) Affirmed
• May 23, 2005 Fed. Cir. Imonex Services v. W.H. Munzprufer Dietmar Trenner GmbH, No. 04-1262 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2005) Affirmed
• May 16, 2005 Fed. Cir. Group ONE Ltd v. Hallmark Cards, No. 04-1296 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2005) Reversed in Part
• May 10, 2005 Fed. Cir. Arthrocare Corp., ET AL. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., No. 04-1323 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• May 5, 2005 Fed. Cir. Clontech Laboratories, Inc. v. Invitrogen Corp. (Formerly Life Technologies, Inc.), No. 03-1464 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• April 29, 2005 Fed. Cir. The Gillette Company v. Energizer Holdings, Inc., No. 04-1220 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Schreiber Foods v. Beatrice Cheese, No. 04-1279 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 22, 2005 Fed. Cir. Asyst Technologies v. Emtrak, No. 04-1048 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 22, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 16, 2005 Fed. Cir. Mercexchange, L.L.C. v. Ebay, Inc., No. 03-1600 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 16, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Bellehumeur v. Bonnett (Doing Business as J.B. Marketing), No. 04-1258 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 8, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Decorations for Generations, Inc. v. Home Depot USA, Inc., No. 04-1072 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 8, 2005) Reversed in Part
• March 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Iowa State University Research Found. v. Wiley Organics, No. 04-1326 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 7, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Playtex Products v. Procter & Gamble Company, No. 04-1200 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 7, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• March 2, 2005 Fed. Cir. Eolas Technologies v. Microsoft, No. 04-1234 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• February 17, 2005 Fed. Cir. Rates Technology, Inc. v. Nortel Networks Corp., No. 04-1212 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2005) Affirmed
• February 14, 2005 Fed. Cir. Gyory v. Reebok International, Ltd., No. 04-1516 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 14, 2005) Affirmed
• February 11, 2005 Fed. Cir. Lisle Corporation v. A.J. Manufacturing Company, No. 04-1275 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2005) Affirmed
• February 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Junker v. Eddings, No. 04-1208 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• February 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Alltrade Tools v. Olympia Group, No. 04-1090 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2005) Affirmed
• January 28, 2005 Fed. Cir. Merck & Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, No. 04-1005 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 28, 2005) Reversed
• January 14, 2005 Fed. Cir. Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. v. Jazz Photo Corp., No. 03-1324 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2005) Affirmed
• January 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Lamle v. Mattel, No. 04-1151 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• January 4, 2005 Fed. Cir. Brooks Furniture Manufacturing v. Dutailier Int'L, No. 03-1379 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 4, 2005) Reversed in Part
• December 14, 2004 Fed. Cir. NTP, Inc. v. Research in Motion, Ltd., No. 03-1615 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 14, 2004) Affirmed in Part
• December 14, 2004 Fed. Cir. Versa Corporation v. Ag-Bag International Limited, No. 03-1445 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 14, 2004) Reversed
• December 6, 2004 Fed. Cir. Centricut, LLC, ET AL. v. the Esab Group, Inc., No. 03-1574 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 6, 2004) Reversed
• December 1, 2004 Fed. Cir. Slip Track Systems, Inc. v. Metal Lite, Inc., No. 04-1070 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 1, 2004) Affirmed in Part
• November 3, 2004 Fed. Cir. Colida v. Matsushita Electric Corp. for America, No. 04-1348 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 3, 2004) Affirmed
• October 29, 2004 Fed. Cir. C.R. Bard, ET AL. v. U.S. Surgical Corp., No. 04-1135 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 29, 2004) Affirmed
• October 20, 2004 Fed. Cir. Bernhardt, L.L.C., v. Collezione Europa USA, Inc., No. 04-1024 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 20, 2004) Vacated & Remanded
• October 7, 2004 Fed. Cir. Fuji Photo Film, Co., Ltd., v. International Trade Commission, ET AL., No. 03-1016 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 7, 2004) Affirmed in Part
• October 4, 2004 Fed. Cir. Insituform Technologies, Inc., ET AL. v. CAT Contracting, Inc., ET AL., No. 99-1584 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 4, 2004) Affirmed in Part