Literal infringement requires that all of the patents claims must be present in the infringing item. Doctrine of equivalents infringement provides that the item performs substantially the same overall function or work, in substantially the same way, to obtain substantially the same overall result. The Black Radiance does not infringe on the plaintiffs’ patent and therefore summary judgment is granted. The parties dispute whether Black Radiance contains all of the elements of the plaintiffs’ patent. The plaintiffs’ contend that all of the elements are present in the Black Radiance compact. However, the Court found that there is at least one element that is missing from the Black Radiance packaging. The court determined that the groove specified in claim 1 of the plaintiffs’ patent is missing from the Black Radiance packaging. The plaintiffs contend that the absent element is found in the two step portions of the Black Radiance package. The court determined that the groove defined in the patent and the “groove†in the Black Radiance packaging is not a groove by definition but an indentation. Even if the “groove†is considered a similar structure it doesn’t perform the same function as in the plaintiffs’ patent. The absence of the groove is sufficient to defeat the plaintiffs’ claim of literal infringement. As to the doctrine of equivalents it has been declared by the Federal Circuit to require an equivalent counterpart for each claim limitation. If one claim limitation is totally absent from the accused item there can be no infringement as a matter of law. ![]() Carson Pirie Scott & Co., 946 F.2d at 1538 (Fed. ![]() ![]() The missing claim limitation of the groove also defeats the plaintiffs’ claim of infringement by doctrine of equivalents. Therefore, Pavion Ltd.'s Black Radiance package is found to not infringe upon the plaintiffs’ patent and defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted.Exploring these vast planets is a snap. To move to a new location, click on a small map or on the Dice icon to be transported to a random location. Once there, you can change views by rotating the compass points or using your keyboard’s arrow keys to move forward, backward, left, or right. Voyager makes some beautiful landscapes, but they can be a little stark, looking more synthetic than those produced by Terragen, a free but far more complicated application (Although you can produce superb snowy peaks, brilliant blue oceans, and haunting desert scenes, the green gradients you can apply to images don’t quite evoke lush prairies or tree-studded hillsides. A vegetation-generation feature would be welcome. In addition to creating static images, you can select different locations on your map, save each selection as a keyframe, and create a QuickTime movie that animates the journey through each keyframe - giving the impression of moving from one place to another.
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