United States Federal Circuit

35 USC 256 does not give the district court authority to order a change in the order of inventors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/17/2001
• Published 09/17/2001

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William D. Harris, Jr., Hitt Gaines & Boisbrun, P.C., of Richardson, TX, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   Of counsel on the brief was Cynthia K. Timms, Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP, of Dallas, TX. Also of counsel on the brief was Kimberly A. Elkjer, Law Offices of Kimberly A. Elkjer, of Dallas, TX., Jim L. Flegle, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., of Dallas, TX, argued for defendant-appellant.