Sri International v. Matsushita Electric Corporation of America and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit · Decided 1985-10-16

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DAVIS, Circuit Judge, concurring in the result. I believe that (1) application of the reverse doctrine of equivalents presents a factual (not a legal) issue; (2) there is a question whether MEI’s device literally infringes the claims in suit; and (3) the reverse doctrine of equivalents and prosecution history estoppel having been raised as a defense to…

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