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- Title: Icu Medical
- Author : Supreme Court of Arizona
- Release Date : January 13, 2009
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
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ICU Medical, Inc. (ICU) appeals from various orders by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granting partial summary judgment of noninfringement, summary judgment of invalidity, and attorney fees and Rule 11 sanctions-all in favor of Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. (Alaris). ICU sued Alaris for infringement of four U.S. patents related to valves used in medical intravenous (IV) setups. The district court accepted Alariss proposed construction of the term "spike," requiring pointed and piercing features, and granted partial summary judgment of noninfringement accordingly. The district court also granted summary judgment of invalidity under 35 U.S.C. § 112, 1 with respect to so-called "spikeless" and "tube" claims. Lastly, the district court awarded attorney fees and Rule 11 sanctions. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.