United States Federal Circuit

Where the specification makes clear that the claim term was used to denote structure, not function, the claim is not in means-plus-function form and therefore does not invoke section 112, paragraph 6.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/29/2001
• Published 08/29/2001

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before BRYSON, GAJARSA, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Catriona M. Collins,Cohen, Potani, Lieberman & Pavane, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With her on the brief were Francis J. Murphy and John M. Calimafde, Hopgood, Calimafde, Kalil & Judlowe LLP, of New York, NY.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark T. Banner, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the were Christopher J. Renk, Thomas K. Pratt and Janice V. Mitrius.