United States Federal Circuit

The district court has no duty to search through lengthy technologic documents for possible evidence, and an expert's bare assertion that a patent is invalid is not sufficient to survive summary judgment on the issue of invalidity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/14/2001
• Published 05/14/2001

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, PAULINE NEWMAN and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry R. Laycock,Workman, Nydegger & Seeley, of Salt Lake City, UT, argued for plaintiff-cross appellant.   With him on the brief were David R. Wright and David R. Todd.


• For Appellees:
  
• Chester T. Kamin, Jenner & Block, of Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief, were F. Scott Kieff and Katherine J. Strandburg, and Paul M. Smith and Marc A. Goldman, of Washington, DC.