United States Federal Circuit

Where the asserted prior art discusses treatment of a symptom, but does not anticipate that the discussed method would address the cause, the prior art reference does not inherently anticipate the patented procedure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/28/2001
• Published 06/28/2001

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, RADER and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger L. Browdy, Browdy and Neimark, P.L.L.C, of Washington, DC, argued for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David S. Abrams, Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for appellee.   With him on the brief was Robert H. Berdo.