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- 755 F. Supp. 2d 542
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs ArcelorMittal France and ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine (collectively “plaintiffs”) brought suit in January 2010 against defendants AK Steel Corporation, Severstal Dearborn, Inc., and Wheeling Nisshin, Inc. (collectively “defendants”), alleging infringement of claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 6,296,805 (“the '805 patent”). (D.I. 1) The parties agreed to fore-go summary judgment practice in favor of an expedited trial, set to commence on January 10, 2011. (D.I. 68) Currently before the court are the parties’ proposed claim constructions and briefing on the same. The court has jurisdiction over these matters pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338.
II. BACKGROUND
Claim 1 of the '805 patent discloses:
1. A hot-rolled coated steel sheet comprising a hot-rolled steel sheet coated with an aluminum or aluminum alloy coating, wherein the steel in the sheet comprises the following composition by weight:
0.15%