District Court, C.D. California October 18, 2007, Case SACV 06-0374 ODW (RNBx) (Tokyo Keiso Co., Ltd. v. SMC Corp.)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY (OBVIOUSNESS) AND DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INFRINGEMENT

OTIS D. WRIGHT II, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This motion for summary judgment arises from Defendant SMC Corporation’s (“SMC”) alleged infringement of Plaintiffs U.S. Patent No. 5,458,004 (“'004 Patent”) (issued Oct. 17, 1995).