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CAFC Rejects Construction of “Controller” in Patent Claim
In a de novo review of claim construction, the Federal Circuit rejected the District Court’s (ILND) claim construction of the patent claim term “controller” in The Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Techtronic Industries Co. LTD (Fed. Cir. 2017). The District Court had granted the plaintiff-appellee’s motion for a preliminary injunction. The Federal Circuit disagreed with the District Court’s claim construction, and thus...