United States Federal Circuit

A patent application's drawings depicting a certain feature cannot support the conclusion that a limitation exists without the frame of reference to the claims in the patent application.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2001
• Published 08/06/2001

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Bardin,Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht, LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Craig B. Bailey and James Juo. Of counsel on the brief were Harvey Kurzweil, Clark E. Walter, Aldo A. Badini, and Bradford J. Badke, Dewey Ballantine LLP, of New York, NY.


• For Appellees:
  
• Walter E. Hanley, Jr. Kenyon & Kenyon, of New York, NY, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Charles R. Brainard, Douglas E. Ringel, and Reem F. Jishi.   Of counsel were Paul H. Heller, of New York, NY;  and Mark Michael Supko, of Washington, DC.