The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned the District of Delaware's decision regarding Qiagen's motion for judgment as a matter of law. The Federal Circuit criticized the jury's infringement verdict as lacking adequate evidence and highlighted errors in the district court's claim construction process. It asserted that 'identical' does not refer to portions but means completely the same. Laboratory Corp. had originally filed suit over two patents related to DNA sequencing methods, which Qiagen's products allegedly infringed.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the District of Delaware's denial of Qiagen's JMOL, stating that the jury's infringement verdict was based on insufficient evidence.
The Federal Circuit determined that 'identical' cannot refer to a portion, asserting that 'identical' means entirely the same, impacting claim construction.
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