United States Federal Circuit

35 USC 102(b), the on-sale bar to patent validity, requires a definite formal offer for sale in the contracts sense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2001
• Published 06/15/2001

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard S. Clark,Baker & Botts, L.L.P., of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Robert Neuner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Norman C. Kleinberg, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Jeff H. Galloway, and Peter A. Sullivan.