United States Federal Circuit

35 USC 112 guarantees drafters of means-plus-function claim limitations a range of equivalents extending beyond that which is explicitly disclosed in the patent document itself.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2001
• Published 08/21/2001

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, MICHEL and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kip D. Richards,Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughn, P.C., of Kansas City, MO, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph B. Bowman, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., of Kansas City, MO, argued for defendant-cross appellant.   Of counsel was Daniel P. Devers.