United States Federal Circuit

Where appellant maintains no "reasonable apprehension" that it will face an infringement suit from any successor in interest to the patent, it fails to satisfy the first part of the justiciability test with respect to assertions of infringement by those parties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2001
• Published 05/07/2001

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, SCHALL, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David Zaslowsky, and Robin L. Filion, Baker & McKenzie, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   On the brief were David Zaslowsky, and James David Jacobs.   Of counsel was Frank M. Gasparo., Scott F. Partridge, Baker Botts L.L.P., of Houston, Texas, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief was Roger S. Donley.   Also on the brief were Neil P. Sirota, of New York, NY;  and David G. Willie, and Samir A. Bhavsar, of Dallas, TX.