403 F. Supp. 2d 708 - Haberman v. Playtex Products, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2005
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1338 · 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112
Relies on Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City Calmar Inc · MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. · Phillips v. AWH Corp. · Comark Communications, Inc. v. Harris Corp.
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“An article through which or from which a drinking liquid is taken by a consumer, the article having a spout provided with a valve comprising a membrane of resiliently flexible material, said membrane being provided with at least one split adapted such that the liquid may be drawn from or through said article by the sole application of a predetermined level of suction in the region of said valve, characterized in that the membrane has a normal condition in which it is dished inwardly of the article, opposite the direction through which the drinking liquid is taken in use of the article and is adapted to close up by returning to the normal inwardly dished condition under its own residence when such suction is removed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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