Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc.

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• holding that 26 district court correctly construed the terms “drive bay slot” and “drive bay” differently based on 27 the prosecution history
• explaining that we do not “limit[] claims to a preferred embodiment”
• approving of “consult[ing] a general dictionary defi- nition of [a] word for guidance” in determining ordinary meaning
• “Two criteria are relevant in determining whether prior art is analogous: ‘(1) whether the art is from the same field of endeavor, regardless of the problem addressed, and (2
• “[T]his court has repeatedly cautioned against limiting claims to a preferred embodiment.”
• “[I]n de- termining the ordinary and customary meaning of the claim term as viewed by a person of ordinary skill in the art, it is appropriate to consult a general dictionary defini- tion of the word for guidance.”

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  Federal Circuit· 2018-05-07· cited 20×
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  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2018-10-16· cited 19×
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  C.D. California· 2010-05-26· cited 17×
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  Federal Circuit· 2016-02-26· cited 13×
• Duhn Oil Tool, Inc. v. Cooper Cameron Corp.
  E.D. California· 2011-09-30· cited 9×
• Novo Nordisk A/S v. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd.
  E.D. Michigan· 2011-01-19· cited 8×
• Intellectual Ventures I, LLC v. Canon Inc.
  D. Delaware· 2015-05-18· cited 6×
• American Innotek, Inc. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2016-09-22· cited 5×
• Meyer Intellectual Properties Ltd. v. Bodum, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2010-06-03· cited 3×
• Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2022-08-11· cited 3×
• K-Tec, Inc. v. Vita-Mix Corp.
  D. Utah· 2010-05-27· cited 2×
• Boston Scientific Corp. v. Cook Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2016-04-22· cited 2×
• Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2012-04-02· cited 2×
• Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. v. Samsung Electronics Co.
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2010-05-07
• Baby Jogger, LLC v. Britax Child Safety, Inc.
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Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

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  Supreme Court· 2007-04-30· cited 1,310×
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  Federal Circuit· 1998-09-09· cited 607×
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  Third Circuit· 2009-03-20· cited 337×
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  Federal Circuit· 2007-03-22· cited 295×
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  Federal Circuit· 1985-02-21· cited 151×
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  Third Circuit· 1981-09-30· cited 148×
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  Federal Circuit· 2008-03-31· cited 141×
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  Third Circuit· 1996-12-11· cited 125×
• Emanuel M. Glaros, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. H.H. Robertson Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant
  Federal Circuit· 1986-07-22· cited 98×
• In Re Carl D. Clay
  Federal Circuit· 1992-06-10· cited 93×
• Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. v. Crown Life Insurance
  Third Circuit· 1984-05-07· cited 92×
• Bancorp Services, L.L.C. v. Hartford Life Insurance Company
  Federal Circuit· 2004-03-01· cited 88×
• Ormco Corp. v. Align Technology, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2007-08-24· cited 82×
• Callaway Golf Co. v. Acushnet Co.
  Federal Circuit· 2009-08-14· cited 79×
• Gordon Baughman, in No. 75--1536 v. Cooper-Jarrett, Inc. Appeal of Wilson Freight Forwarding Company A/K/A Wilson Freight Company, in No. 75--1537
  Third Circuit· 1976-02-18· cited 63×
• Nancy Ebker, Cross-Appellee v. Tan Jay International, Ltd. And Peter J. Nygard, Tan Jay International, Ltd., Cross-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1984-07-17· cited 63×
• Linear Technology Corp. v. International Trade Commission
  Federal Circuit· 2009-05-21· cited 40×

Other cases named Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2012-04-02· cited 2×