Litigation
Aspex Eyewear, Inc. et al. v. E'Lite Optik, Inc.
judgment affirmedCV-S-00-1116-PMP; 2:00-cv-01116
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Plaintiffs asserted the '811 patent (Count I). The district court granted summary judgment dismissing Aspex's claims for lack of standing as to the '054 and '811 patents; the Federal Circuit affirmed (04-1292), holding the '811 retaining mechanism was a means-plus-function limitation limited to rims.
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