United States Federal Circuit

Where patent application stated device was unique because it lacked a component, patent holder cannot claim infringement on device that contained that component.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward W. Goldstein,Goldstein & Healey, L.L.P., of Houston, TX, argued or plaintiff-appellant.   Of counsel were John T. Polasek, Golstein & Healey;  and Jonathan T. Suder, Friedman, Young, Suder & Cooke, of Fort Worth, TX.


• For Appellees:
  
• James P. Bradley, Sidley & Austin, of Dallas, TX, argued for defendant-appellee Psion Incorporated.   With him on the brief was William D. McSpadden., Wayne M. Harding, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, of Austin, TX, for defendant-appellee Apple Computer, Inc., Kristin L. Cleveland, Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston, LLP, of Portland, OR, argued for defendant-appellee Microsoft Corporation.   With her on the brief was John D. Vandenberg. Of counsel was T. Andrew Culbert, Microsoft Corporation, of Redmond, WA.