Opinion ID: 2806769
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: “Inert Gas Atmosphere”

Text: The district court construed the term “inert gas atmosphere” to mean “a gas atmosphere that is free or substantially free of oxygen and reactive gases.” J.A. 3578. While Kaneka made claim construction arguments challenging the district court’s construction of this claim KANEKA CORPORATION v. XIAMEN KINGDOMWAY 7 term in its opening brief, Kaneka later withdrew its arguments in light of another unfavorable claim construction of this term in a related case pending in the Southern District of Texas. Letter of Appellant Kaneka at 2, Kaneka Corp. v. Xiamen Kingdomway, Nos. 14-1373, - 1399 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 16, 2014), ECF No. 103. As a result, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement of independent claims 1 and 11 and dependent claims 8-9 and 19-20.