Decision Date: November 18, 2014 -

Court: District of Massachusetts -

Patent: D677,423 -

Holding: Plaintiff’s proposed claim construction ADOPTED -

Opinion:

Plaintiff Maureen Reddy sued Defendants Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Evolution Lighting, LLC for infringement of U.S. Design Patent No. D677,423 (“the ’423 patent”), entitled “Bathroom Vanity Light Shade.” The court held a Markman hearing on June 4, 2014 to construe the claims in response to the parties’ claim construction briefs. Reddy advocated for simply construing the claims as “[t]he ornamental design for a bathroom vanity light shade, as shown and described in Figures 1-5.” In contrast, Lowe’s proposed a more detailed claim construction...