Andover Healthcare, Inc. v 3M Company, C.A. No. 13-843-LPS, May 11, 2015
Stark, C.J. Claim construction opinion issues regarding 6 terms from one patent. A Markman hearing and tutorial took place on March 6, 2015.
The court construed the following terms:
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Cohesive
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Synthetic
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Comprising / comprises (parties agree to “including but not limited to” instruction)
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An elastomer having an inherently crystalline structure / elastomer inherently capable of crystallization / inherently crystalline elastomer
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Crystalline structure / crystalline
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A cohesive elastomeric solid
