Competitive Technologies, Inc. v. Fujitsu Ltd.

CORRECTED ORDER:

GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ CONSOLIDATED MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF CLAIMS OF THE ’400 PATENT [Docket No. 568], DENYING UI’S MOTION TO STRIKE IN PART THE DECLARATION OF FUJITSU’S EXPERT, DR. SILZARS [Docket No. 575], DENYING DEFENDANTS’ AND COUNTER-CLAIMANTS’ MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME [Docket No. 627], AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART FUJITSU’S MOTION TO STRIKE, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REPLY IN SUPPORT OF EVIDENCE OBJECTIONS [Docket No. 628]

I. INTRODUCTION

On Friday, April 2, 2004, Defendants’ Consolidated Motions for Summary Judgment of Invalidity and Non-Infringement of Claims of the ’400 Patent (“the Motion”) came on for hearing. For the reasons stated below, Fujitsu’s Motion is GRANTED. The Court further holds as follows: 1) The University of Illinois’ Motion to Strike in Part the Declaration of Fujitsu’s Expert, Dr. Aris Silzars (“UI’s Motion to Strike”) is DENIED; 2) Fujitsu’s Motion to Shorten Time is DENIED; and 3) Fujitsu’s Motion to Strike is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

II. BACKGROUND

In this case, which involves driver circuits for plasma display panels, UI accuses Fujitsu of infringing two of its…