ID Granting Summary Determination for Non-Infringement and Terminating Investigation
On March 22, 2010 ALJ Luckern granted respondents’ motion for summary determination of non infringement if all claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,021,537 and 7,036,728 in Inv. No. 337-TA-689, In the Matter of Certain Dual Access Locks and Products Containing the Same. Chief ALJ Luckern found, as a matter of law, that no respondent in the investigation could be held liable for direct infringement of any of the asserted and independent methods claims, as no respondent practiced all of the elements of said claims, and terminated the investigation. (PDF)