Federal Circuit· 12/29/1999
Vivid Technologies, Inc. v. American Science & Engineering, Inc.
Citations
- 200 F.3d 795
- 53 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1289
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 34428
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- holding that party opposing summary judgment must show either that movant has not established its entitlement to judgment on the undisputed facts or that material issues of fact require resolution by trial
- holding that only claim terms that are in controversy need to be construed and “only to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy”
- ruling that the Court is required to construe “only those terms ... that are in controversy, and only to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy”
- recognizing that “comprising” is a signal which is “generally understood to signify that the claims do not exclude the presence in the accused apparatus or method of factors in addition to those explicitly recited”
- stating that a court must construe “only those [claim] terms ... that are in controversy, and only to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy”
- noting that “only those terms need to be construed that are in controversy, and only to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy”
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Judges: Newman, Lourie, Schall
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