BRAINY IDEAS, INC. v. MEDIA GROUP

No. CIV.A. 99-2419.

169 F.Supp.2d 361 (2001)

BRAINY IDEAS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. MEDIA GROUP, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

April 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Black, Sleena Fitanides, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, Jeffrey S. Edwards, Philadelphia, PA, Thomas E. Graham, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Washington, DC, Kenneth A. Godlewski, John W. Ball, Jr., Richard T. Peterson, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Washington, DC, James R. Myers, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Reston, VA, for Brainy Ideas, Inc., Tristar Products, Inc.

Michael T. Scott, Robert A. Kauffman, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Philadelphia, PA, Stephen J. Springer, Gavin P. Lentz, Bochetto & Lentz, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, James R. Cartiglia, Daniel F. Coughlin, St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Stamford, CT, Eliot R. Clauss, Clauss & Sabatini, New York City, for Media Group, Sonny Howard.

Susan K. Herschel, Jan Fink Call, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, PA, Stephen J. Springer, Bochetto & Lentz, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Eliot R. Clauss, Clauss & Sabatini, New York City, Daniel F. Coughlin, St. Onge, Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC, Stamford, CT, Stephen D. Chawkin, Jr., Clauss Chawkin LLP, New York City, for Tele-Spot Products, Jeff Kurani.

Jan Fink Call, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, PA, Stephen J. Springer, Bochetto & Lentz, PC, Philadelphia, PA, Eliot R. Clauss, Clauss & Sabatini, New York City, for Rantech Corp.


MEMORANDUM1

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

Pursuant to Markman v. Westview, Inc., 517 U.S. 370, 116 S.Ct. 1384, 134 L.Ed.2d 577 (1996), the court held a "Markman hearing" to determine the meaning of the term "securing mechanism" as used in the claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,901,888 (issued May 11, 1999) (the " '888 patent"). The patent at issue is for a clothes hanging device that...

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