The Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment of noninfringement from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for two patents related to a hidden storage compartment in the side of the bed of a pickup truck. Reviewing the claim construction de novo and relying only on intrinsic evidence, the Federal Circuit concluded that the district court properly construed the disputed claim limitations. In view of that construction, the district court determined that no reasonable juror could find that the accused trucks met certain external appearance claim limitations. The Federal Circuit affirmed.
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