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52 F.3d 967 (1995) | Cited 3197 times
... ARCHER, Chief Judge. Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. (collectively referred to as Markman) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 91-0940 (entered Oct. 1, 1991), that Westview Instruments, Inc. and Althon ...
381 F.3d 1111 (2004) | Cited 1149 times
... Plaintiff-Appellant Innova/Pure Water, Inc. ("Innova") appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granting summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Defendant-Appellee Safari Water Filtration Systems, Inc. ("Safari") and denying Innova's ...
138 F.3d 1448 (1998) | Cited 1081 times
... Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge ARCHER, in which Circuit Judges RICH, MICHEL, PLAGER, LOURIE, CLEVENGER, SCHALL, BRYSON, and GAJARSA join; Circuit Judge RADER joins as to part IV. Concurring opinions filed by Circuit Judges PLAGER and BRYSON. Opinions concurring in the judgment ...
48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1117 (1998) | Cited 1069 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Judge Paul v. Gadola 98-1007 RENISHAW PLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI and MARPOSS CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellees. This appeal requires us to determine whether the district court made ...
299 F.3d 1313 (2002) | Cited 875 times
... Ficosa North America Corporation, Fico Cables, S.A., and Ficosa North America S.A. de C.V. ("Ficosa") appeal the final judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered in favor of Teleflex, Inc. ("Teleflex"). The district court entered judgment following a jury ...
358 F.3d 898 (2004) | Cited 789 times
... Appellants Liebel-Flarsheim Company and Mallinckrodt Inc. (collectively, "Liebel") filed an action against appellee Medrad, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, No. C-1-98-858, charging Medrad with infringement of four of Liebel's patents. The patents claim ...
48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1001 (1998) | Cited 727 times
... On appeal from: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Senior Judge Louis C. Bechtle DECISION Harris Corporation (Harris) appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, holding Harris liable for willfully infringing claims ...
775 F.2d 1107 (1985) | Cited 691 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. SRI International (SRI) appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment of non-infringement to Matsushita Electric Corporation (MEI). 591 F. Supp. 464, 224 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 70 (1984). We reverse. ...
262 F.3d 1258 (2001) | Cited 645 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Judge Jerome B. Friedman Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. ("Bell Atlantic") is the owner of United States Patent No. 5,812,786 ("the '786 patent"), which concerns certain data transmission services, particularly ...
182 F.3d 1298 (1999) | Cited 598 times
... Appealed from: U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Chief Judge Alfred V. Covello Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL, in which PLAGER and RADER, Circuit Judges, join. Additional views filed by Circuit Judge RADER, in which Circuit Judge PLAGER joins. This appeal ...
288 F.3d 1359 (2002) | Cited 581 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the District of Colorado Chief Judge Lewis T. Babcock Plaintiff-Appellant CCS Fitness, Inc. appeals from a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Colorado holding that the claim limitation "reciprocating member" as used in ...
848 F.2d 1560 (1988) | Cited 556 times
... DAVIS, Circuit Judge. Appellant Constant has raised a large number of separate and diverse issues on appeal. The appealed decisions and rulings of the United States District Court for the Central District of California are all affirmed. Discussion In January 1985, appellant James Constant sued a ...
54 F.3d 1570 (1995) | Cited 534 times
... MICHEL, Circuit Judge. Southwall Technologies, Inc. (Southwall) appeals the March 2, 1994 decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Docket No. C-92-0327-DLJ, granting summary judgment for Cardinal IG Company (Cardinal) that Cardinal's LOE2 window glazing ...
342 F.3d 1361 (2003) | Cited 502 times
... Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RADER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SCHALL. In its Final Determination on Investigation No. 337-TA-443 under 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (section 337), the United States International Trade Commission (Commission) found no infringement of patent ...
242 F.3d 1337 (2001) | Cited 486 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Martin J. Jenkins Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge DYK. SciMed Life Systems, Inc., (SciMed) owns three U.S. patents drawn to features of balloon dilatation catheters: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,156,594 ...
308 F.3d 1193 (2002) | Cited 471 times
... Telegenix, Inc. ("Telegenix") appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in favor of Texas Digital Systems, Inc. ("TDS"). Because the district court erroneously construed certain disputed claim limitations, but correctly construed other ...
727 F.2d 1535 (1984) | Cited 433 times
... BENNETT, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or board), No. DC 07528110859, 83 FMSR para. 5129, in the matter of Hayes v. Department of the Navy. On review, the MSPB affirmed the January 20, 1982 decision of the presiding official, ...
863 F.2d 867 (1988) | Cited 407 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. and E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc., (Kingsdown) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, No. 84 C 6113, holding U.S. Patent No. 4,460,363 ('363) unenforceable because of inequitable conduct ...
791 F.2d 138 (1986) | Cited 402 times
... Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, BISSELL, Circuit Judge, and RE, Chief Judge.*fn* BISSELL, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board), Docket No. PH08318310675. The issue decided on this appeal is whether the Board erred in placing on the ...
175 F.3d 985 (1999) | Cited 392 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin Chief Judge John C. Shabaz Zebco Corporation and Brunswick Corporation appeal a summary judgment of patent infringement granted in favor of Johnson Worldwide Associates by the United States District Court for the ...
725 F.2d 1350 (1984) | Cited 385 times
... RICH, Circuit Judge. American Hoist and Derrick Co. (AmHoist) appeals from the unpublished decision of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon holding for Sowa & Sons, Inc. (Sowa) on AmHoist's suit for infringement of claims 3, 5, and 7 of its Shahan U.S. Patent No. 4,079,584, ...
256 F.3d 1323 (2001) | Cited 384 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Barbara S. Jones ORDER A combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc was filed by Broderbund Software, Inc. ("Broderbund") and Intuit, Inc. ("Intuit"), and joined in by Waldenbooks, The Library ...
289 F.3d 801 (2002) | Cited 370 times
... On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that Coolsavings.com, Inc. (Coolsavings) did not infringe, either literally or by equivalents, the claims of Catalina Marketing International, Inc.'s (Catalina's) U.S. Patent No. 4,674,041 (the `041 ...
960 F.2d 1020 (1992) | Cited 358 times
... NIES, Chief Judge. This court reheard Appeal No. 90-1137 in banc to reconsider the principles of laches and equitable estoppel applicable in a patent infringement suit. 1 A.C. Aukerman Co. sued R.L. Chaides Construction Co. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of ...
381 F.3d 1352 (2004) | Cited 358 times
... The United States District Court for the Northern District of California held that Home Diagnostics, Inc.'s (HDI's) Prestige blood glucose meters do not infringe LifeScan, Inc.'s (LifeScan's) patent on the use of reflectance to measure analyte concentration in a colored biological fluid. Home ...
417 F.3d 1342 (2005) | Cited 358 times
... Before CLEVENGER, BRYSON, and PROST, Circuit Judges. Datamize, L.L.C. ("Datamize") appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California holding each claim of United States Patent No. 6,014,137 ("the '137 patent") invalid as indefinite under 35 U.S.C. ...
48 F.3d 1172 (1995) | Cited 353 times
... LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Molins PLC and John Coventry Smith, Jr. appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding U.S. Patents 4,369,563 and 4,621,410 unenforceable due to inequitable conduct and awarding attorney fees, costs, and expenses against ...
56 F.3d 1538 (1995) | Cited 351 times
... LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Kelley Company appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, awarding damages for the infringement of U.S. Patent 4,373,847, owned by Rite-Hite Corporation. Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co., 774 F. Supp. 1514, 21 USPQ2d 1801 ...
970 F.2d 816 (1992) | Cited 349 times
... NIES, Chief Judge. Portec, Inc., appeals from the May 25, 1990, final judgment, entered upon a jury verdict, of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Civil Action No. 88-29-JRR, holding Portec liable for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,197,194 (the '194 patent) and U.S. ...
713 F.2d 1530 (1983) | Cited 346 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 561 F. Supp. 618, declaring Claims 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 of U.S. Patent No. 3,473,087 to Winton Slade ('087 patent) invalid and not infringed. We affirm. When Stratoflex filed suit seeking a ...
34 F.3d 1048 (1994) | Cited 342 times
... LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Electro Medical Systems, S.A. ("EMS") appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York holding U.S. Patents 3,882,638, 3,972,123, and 4,412,402 infringed and not invalid, and awarding increased damages and attorney fees based ...
21 F.3d 1558 (1994) | Cited 334 times
... PLAGER, Circuit Judge. This is a patent infringement case in which we are called upon to determine whether the district court properly declined to exercise personal jurisdiction over foreign (from the standpoint of the forum) accused infringers or whether, applying the stream of commerce theory, ...
48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1880 (1998) | Cited 333 times
... Appealed from: United States International Trade Commission Personalized Media Communications, LLC ("PMC") appeals from the final determination of the United States International Trade Commission ("the Commission") that claims 6, 7, and 44 of PMC's patent are not infringed and are invalid for ...
73 F.3d 1573 (1996) | Cited 331 times
... Michel, Circuit Judge. Athletic Alternatives, Inc. ("AAI") appeals from the June 29, 1994 order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, No. CIV-92-176-PHX-RGS (SLV), granting summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Prince Manufacturing, Inc. ("Prince"). 1 Because AAI ...
575 F.3d 1312 (2009) | Cited 330 times
... Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, LINN, Circuit Judge, and ST. EVE, District Judge. 1 S.A.A.T. Systems Application of Advanced Technology, Ltd. and Daiwa Products, Inc. (collectively "SAAT") appeal the denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law ("JMOL") after a jury found that SAAT ...
232 F.3d 877 (2000) | Cited 328 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Judge Earl S. Hines John D. Watts seeks review of a final decision of the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. See Watts v. XL Systems, Inc., No. 97-CV-261 (E.D. Tex. July 15, 1999). The district court held ...
952 F.2d 1384 (1992) | Cited 327 times
... NIES, Chief Judge. Phonometrics, Inc., owner of U.S. Patent No. 3,769,463 (the '463 patent), appeals from the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas declaring that Intellicall, Inc., had not infringed the '463 patent. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND The ...
184 F.3d 1339 (1999) | Cited 324 times
... Appealed from: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge James F. Holderman, Jr. WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that it willfully infringed United States Patent No. 4,448,419 and that the ...
774 F.2d 448 (1985) | Cited 319 times
... RICH, Circuit Judge. This appeal is from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, entered on May 31, 1984 1 dismissing the complaint and based on the holding that U. S. Reissue Patent No. 28,525, entitled "Process for Hydrolyzing Nitriles," ...
849 F.2d 1422 (1988) | Cited 317 times
... MAYER, Circuit Judge. Ethicon, Inc. appeals from a grant of summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 5 USPQ2d 1138 (1987), holding that the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks has the authority to stay a patent reexamination proceeding pending ...
796 F.2d 430 (1986) | Cited 309 times
... SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge. This case concerns a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board ("MSPB" or "the Board") affirming the Department of the Treasury's decision to remove the petitioner, Anthony R. Hambsch, from the Department of the Treasury's Uniformed Secret Service Division ("the ...
126 F.3d 1420 (1997) | Cited 305 times
... In this patent infringement action, Sage Products, Inc. (Sage) and Devon Industries, Inc. (Devon) cross-appeal the judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court held that Devon did not ...
802 F.2d 1367 (1986) | Cited 300 times
... RICH, Circuit Judge. This appeal is from the August 28, 1985, decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 623 F. Supp. 1344, 227 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 215, in favor of defendant Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc. (Monoclonal) holding that all 29 claims of plaintiff's ...
48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1674 (1998) | Cited 294 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Lawrence M. McKenna Carl B. Bai appeals from the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that L&L Wings, Inc.'s MAGIC CATCH game does not infringe claim 1 of ...
927 F.2d 1565 (1991) | Cited 289 times
... NEWMAN, Circuit Judge. This litigation concerns a substance called human Factor VIII:C, a complex protein that occurs naturally in normal blood and is essential to the clotting of blood. The patent in suit, United States Reissue Patent No. 32,011 (the "R'011" patent), is entitled ...
833 F.2d 931 (1987) | Cited 280 times
... BISSELL, Circuit Judge. This appeal and cross-appeal are from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 225 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 558 (N.D. Ga. 1984). The district court found that Durand-Wayland's accused devices do not infringe any claim, literally or under ...
55 F.3d 615 (1995) | Cited 277 times
... Michel, Circuit Judge. Bell Communications Research, Inc. ("Bellcore") appeals from the August 16, 1994 decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, No. 92-4104, granting summary judgment in favor of Vitalink Communications Corporation ("Vitalink") on the latter's ...
853 F.2d 1557 (1988) | Cited 270 times
... NIES, Circuit Judge. L.A. Gear California, Inc. (LAG) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Pensa, Inc. v. L.A. Gear of California, Inc., 4 USPQ2d 1016 (C.D.Cal. 1987), granting the motion of Avia Group International, Inc. (formerly Pensa, ...
194 F.3d 1250 (1999) | Cited 270 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the District of Colorado Senior Judge Zita L. Weinshienk Following a bench trial, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado determined that Great Plains Chemical Company, Inc., now Lextron, Inc. (Lextron), did not infringe Micro ...
239 F.3d 1343 (2001) | Cited 270 times
... As amended March 1, 2001 Appealed from: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Judge Marsha J. Pechman This is a patent infringement suit brought by Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon") against barnesandnoble.com, inc., and barnesandnoble.com llc (together, "BN"). Amazon moved ...
203 F.3d 1305 (2000) | Cited 269 times
... Appealed from: Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Robert J. Gartside and Richard C. Norton (collectively "Gartside") appeal from the final decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences holding that claims 34, 35, and 37-47 of application Ser. No. ...
868 F.2d 1251 (1989) | Cited 266 times
... NIES, Circuit Judge. Sumitomo Electric U.S.A., Inc. (SEUSA), Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI), and Sumitomo Electric Research Triangle, Inc. (SERT), (collectively Sumitomo) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 671 F. Supp. ...
299 F.3d 1336 (2002) | Cited 257 times
... Bartell Industries, Inc. ("Bartell") appeals the April 13, 1999 judgment, following a bench trial, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Civil Action No. J-C-95-143 ("Allen Engineering"), holding that Bartell's riding trowel models TS-65, TS-78, and TS-88 1 ...
781 F.2d 861 (1985) | Cited 255 times
... BALDWIN, Circuit Judge. Loctite Corporation (Loctite) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 225 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 67 (1984), which denied Loctite's claims that U.S. Patent No. 3,435,012 ('012), issued to Nordlander in 1969, and U.S. Patent ...
274 F.3d 1336 (2001) | Cited 255 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin Judge Barbara B. Crabb Rexnord Corporation appeals a summary judgment of noninfringement granted in favor of The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc., by the United States District Court for the Western District ...
15 F.3d 1573 (1993) | Cited 255 times
... LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Carroll Touch, Inc. appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the central District of Illinois holding that Electro Mechanical Systems, Inc. (EMS) did not infringe claim 24 of U.S. Patent 4,267,443 and that the '443 patent is invalid. Carroll Touch, ...
314 F.3d 1313 (2003) | Cited 254 times
... Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge CLEVENGER. Plaintiff-Cross Appellant Amgen Inc. ("Amgen") is the owner of numerous patents directed to the production of erythropoietin ("EPO"), a naturally occurring hormone that controls the formation ...
47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1192 (1998) | Cited 251 times
... Judge David S. Doty United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. (Red Wing) brought an action against Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc. (HHI) seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement, invalidity, and unenforceability of U.S. Patent No. 4,322,895 (the '895 ...
45 F.3d 1541 (1995) | Cited 250 times
... MICHEL, Circuit Judge. Akro Corporation (Akro) appeals from the February 9, 1994 judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, No. 5:93CV2207, dismissing Akro's action for declaratory judgments of noninfringement, invalidity, and unenforceability. The trial court entered ...
732 F.2d 888 (1984) | Cited 248 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of California holding valid and infringed claims 1 through 5, 7 and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 3,748,015 ('015 patent), issued to Abe Offner, and claims 1 through 8 of U.S. Patent No. 3,821,763 ('763 patent), ...
917 F.2d 544 (1990) | Cited 245 times
... MICHEL, Circuit Judge Paramount Systems, Inc. (Paramount), Robert S. Butterworth, and Anthony J. DiSimone appeal the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's September 7, 1989, judgment awarding Manville Sales Corporation (Manville) damages for infringement of U.S. ...
917 F.2d 1574 (1990) | Cited 245 times
... PLAGER, Circuit Judge For almost one hundred years, a specific statutory provision, currently section 1400(b) of chapter 87, title 28, U.S. Code, has set forth the bases for establishing venue in patent infringement actions. Where the defendant 'resides' is one of those bases. Supreme Court ...
859 F.2d 878 (1988) | Cited 239 times
... NIES, Circuit Judge. SmithKline Diagnostics, Inc. (SKD) appeals the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,SmithKline Diagnostics, Inc. v.Helena Laboratories Corp., 662 F. Supp. 622 (E.D. Tex. 1987), holding United States Patent No. 4,365,970 ('970) ...
849 F.2d 1430 (1988) | Cited 236 times
... BISSELL, Circuit Judge. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company ("Du Pont") appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, see E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 656 F. Supp. 1343, 2 USPQ2d 1545 (1987), that Du Pont failed to prove that ...
75 F.3d 1545 (1996) | Cited 234 times
... NEWMAN, Circuit Judge. Modine Manufacturing Co. appeals the decision of the United States International Trade Commission, 1 holding that section 337 of the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. § 1337, was not violated by the importation of certain automotive condensers. The respondents before the Commission, ...
966 F.2d 650 (1992) | Cited 233 times
... NIES, Chief Judge. Juanita C. Mendoza appeals from the October 9, 1990, decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board), No. SE08319010505, dismissing for untimeliness her appeal of an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reconsideration decision. A panel of the court reversed the ...
939 F.2d 1533 (1991) | Cited 231 times
... NIES, Chief Judge Rexnord, Inc., appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Warren, J.) that claims 21 and 22 of U.S. Patent No. 4,051,949 ('949), assigned to Laitram Corp., were infringed by Rexnord. Laitram Corp. v. Rexnord, Inc., 15 ...
514 F.3d 1244 (2008) | Cited 229 times
... Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, BRYSON, Circuit Judge, and FOGEL, 1 District Judge. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("Halliburton") appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. M-I LLC, No. 6:05-CV-155 ...
721 F.2d 1540 (1983) | Cited 228 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio holding U.S. Patents 3,953,566 ('566) and 4,187,390 ('390) invalid. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a determination of the infringement issue. Background Tape of unsintered ...
47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1272 (1998) | Cited 224 times
... Senior Judge S. Arthur Spiegel United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. and Ethicon, Inc. (collectively, "Ethicon") appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granting summary judgment that United States ...
849 F.2d 1446 (1988) | Cited 223 times
... SMITH, Circuit Judge. In this patent case, the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction order enjoining Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) from manufacturing, using, or selling monoclonal antibody sandwich assays that infringe claims of ...
357 F.3d 1340 (2004) | Cited 223 times
... Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota entering final judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Patents 5,600,649; 5,764,627; ...
48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1225 (1998) | Cited 222 times
... Appealed from: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Judge Elaine E. Bucklo United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Opinion for the court by Judge Newman except for Part I.E (on-sale issue) and Part VI.C (attempt to monopolize). Judge Bryson does not join Parts ...
265 F.3d 1371 (2001) | Cited 218 times
... Appealed from: United States Court of Federal Claims Judge Edward J. Damich Exxon Research and Engineering Co. is the assignee of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,292,705 ("the '705 patent") and 5,348,982 ("the '982 patent"), which are directed to improvements in a method for converting natural gas into liquid ...
690 F.2d 1368 (1982) | Cited 213 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. This appeal is the first to be heard, and this opinion the first to be published, by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, established October 1, 1982 by the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, Pub. L. No. 97-164, 96 Stat. 25. The court sits in banc ...
467 F.3d 1355 (2006) | Cited 212 times
... Published opinion Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, DYK and PROST, Circuit Judges. Appellants O2 Micro International Limited and O2 Micro, Inc. (collectively "O2 Micro") appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of appellee Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. ...
46 U.S.P.Q.2d 1752 (1998) | Cited 208 times
... Cardinal Industries, Inc. and Green Machine Corporation (collectively Cardinal) appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granting Chiuminatta Concrete Concepts, Inc., Edward Chiuminatta, and Alan Chiuminatta's (collectively Chiuminatta's) ...
395 F.3d 1364 (2005) | Cited 206 times
... Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GAJARSA. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Teva") appeals the final judgment of the United States District Court of Delaware, which, after a bench trial, found Merck & Co.'s ("Merck") U.S. Patent No. ...
988 F.2d 1165 (1993) | Cited 205 times
... CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge. In these appeals, consolidated for the purpose of decision, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), Analog Devices, Incorporated (Analog), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Integrated Device Technology, Incorporated, LSI Logic Corporation, and VLSI Technology, Incorporated ...
46 U.S.P.Q.2d 1097 (1998) | Cited 203 times
... This decision supersedes the decision issued on November 18, 1997. Nobelpharma AB and Nobelpharma USA, Inc. (collectively, NP) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois holding that (1) U.S. Patent 4,330,891 is invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ...
885 F.2d 1574 (1989) | Cited 202 times
... NIES, Circuit Judge. Charles C. Johnston and Gordon P. Ramsey, trustees of the AMEC Liquidating Trust (AMEC), appeal the final decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, No. 87-0703-GT(M) (Thompson, J.) entered on July 5, 1988, granting IVAC Corporation's ...
959 F.2d 224 (1992) | Cited 201 times
... MAYER, Circuit Judge. Jimmie L. Livingston seeks review of the decision of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, No. 90-96 (Sept. 24, 1990), affirming the Board of Veterans Appeals' refusal to reopen his claim for benefits. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Background Livingston served ...
14 F.3d 1570 (1994) | Cited 198 times
... CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge. Robert Conroy appeals the February 5, 1993 judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting Reebok International, Ltd. (Reebok)'s motion for summary judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Patent No. 3,854,228 (the Conroy patent). Conroy ...
336 F.3d 1298 (2003) | Cited 198 times
... SRAM Corporation appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting SunRace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd., and Sun Victory Trading Co., Inc., (collectively "SunRace") a declaratory judgment of noninfringement of SRAM's patent relating to bicycle ...
946 F.2d 821 (1991) | Cited 196 times
... ARCHER, Circuit Judge Intel Corporation (Intel), Atmel Corporation (Atmel), and General Instrument Corporation and Microchip Technology Incorporated (collectively GI/M) have each filed an appeal from certain aspects 1 of the Opinion (Decision) and Order, issued March 16, 1989, by the United ...
164 F.3d 1372 (1998) | Cited 195 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Senior Judge Whitman K. Knapp. Spectrum International, Inc. ("Spectrum") appeals the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that Sterilite Corporation's ...
747 F.2d 1553 (1984) | Cited 195 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from a final judgment of the District Court for the Souther District of Florida holding infringed, not invalid, and not unenforceable product claims 24, 26-27, and 31 of U.S. Patent No. 3,091,912 ('912 patent), issued on June 4, 1963 to Messrs. Stoddard and Seem, ...
402 F.3d 1371 (2005) | Cited 195 times
... Before NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges. Rhodia Chimie and Rhodia, Inc. (collectively "Rhodia") appeal from a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granting summary judgment on Rhodia's claims of patent infringement in favor of defendant PPG ...
722 F.2d 1542 (1983) | Cited 194 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Jerry F. Connell, et al. (Connell), appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Middle Division holding U.S. Patent No. 3,459,199 (the '199 patent), issued in 1969 for a hair "teasing and ...
175 F.3d 1356 (1999) | Cited 193 times
... Appealed from: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Judge Robert W. Pratt MAYER, Chief Judge, RICH, Circuit Judge, SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge, NEWMAN, MICHEL, PLAGER, LOURIE, CLEVENGER, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges, have joined Part II-A of this ...
984 F.2d 1182 (1993) | Cited 193 times
... Per Curiam. Paragon Podiatry Laboratory, Inc., appeals from the grant of KLM Laboratories, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The district court held Paragon's U.S. Patent No. 4,686,993 (the '993 patent) invalid under 35 ...
806 F.2d 1565 (1986) | Cited 193 times
... Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.*fn* MARKEY, Chief Judge Appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Civil Action No. C81-130. In Appeal No. 85-2779, Orthokinetics, Inc. ...
537 F.3d 1357 (2008) | Cited 193 times
... Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, SCHALL and DYK, Circuit Judges. Plaintiff-Appellant Star Scientific, Inc. ("Star") appeals from a final judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (N.C.) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (N.J.) (collectively, "RJR"). The district court ...
48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1911 (1998) | Cited 193 times
... Appealed from: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Judge Roderick R. McKelvie United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit This is an appeal from a patent infringement action in which Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Key") charged Hercon Laboratories Corporation ("Hercon") with ...
521 F.3d 1328 (2008) | Cited 191 times
... Published opinion Before LOURIE, SCHALL, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges. The appellants, referred to collectively as "Aristocrat," are the owner and exclusive licensee of U.S. Patent No. 6,093,102 ("the '102 patent"). The patent is directed to an electronic slot machine that allows a player to select ...
846 F.2d 731 (1988) | Cited 191 times
... MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 87-C-3839 (August 24, 1987), that dismissed a complaint of Arrowhead Industrial Water, Inc. (Arrowhead), seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity, ...
831 F.2d 1017 (1987) | Cited 190 times
... NEWMAN, Circuit Judge Tandon Corporation appeals the final decision of the United States International Trade Commission, which held that Tandon's U.S. Patent No. 4,151,573 ("the '573 patent") was not infringed by certain imported double-sided floppy disk drives and therefore that there was no ...
909 F.2d 1464 (1990) | Cited 189 times
... RICH, Circuit Judge. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (B&L) appeals from the September 13, 1989 Judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, holding U.S. Pat. No. 4,384,298 (LaBarre) valid and infringed by B & L. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 722 F. ...
48 F.3d 514 (1995) | Cited 188 times
... ARCHER, Chief Judge. Juanita A. Rosete petitions for judicial review of the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or board), Docket No. SE-0831-93-0385-I-1. The November 24, 1993 initial decision of the administrative Judge (AJ) sustained the reconsideration decision of the Office ...
850 F.2d 660 (1988) | Cited 187 times
... NIES, Circuit Judge. Calco, Ltd. and William J. Gartner appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 658 F. Supp. 961 (N.D. Ill. 1986), 1 in favor of Water Technologies Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, Water Pollution Control ...