United States Federal Circuit

Defendant neither literally infringed plaintiff's boat hull patent where inventor clearly distinguished between the two boat keel shapes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2001
• Published 04/17/2001

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ernie L. Brooks,Brooks & Kushman P.C., of Southfield, MI, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were John E. Nemazi, Frank A. Angileri, and William G. Abbatt.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian R. Gilchrist, Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, of Orlando, FL, argued for defendants-appellees.