United States Federal Circuit

Where the written description does not define any claim terms to require the disputed limitation and does not restrict the claimed invention in that way, and explicitly states that the invention is applicable in more than one way, courts will not infer a limitation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2001
• Published 09/10/2001

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Edward A. Mas, II,McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief were Timothy J. Malloy, Leland G. Hansen, and James M. Hafertepe., Ernest I. Reveal, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, MN, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Kevin D. Conneely, Rita Coyle DeMeules, and Susan L. Dunbar.