United States Federal Circuit

The right to replace or modify a part of a patented device does not require that the part be spent or broken because extension of the useful life of an article is not the sole reason for modification or replacement of component parts allowed by law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2001
• Published 09/05/2001

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and RADER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Vanderhye,Nixon & Vanderhye P.C., of Arlington, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin J. Trupiano, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendant-appellee.