United States Federal Circuit

A patent claim construction that interprets, "extends into and connects with" a thing, as similar to, "abuts against and is joined or fastened to" that thing, is not frivolous under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/07/2002
• Published 01/07/2002

Judges

• Before LOURIE, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald R. Dunner,Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, filed a petition for rehearing for plaintiff and sanctioned party-appellant.   With him on the brief were Thomas H. Jenkins, of Washington, DC;  and Richard L. Rainey;  and Michael J. McCabe, II, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Atlanta, Georgia.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher B. Fagan, Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP, of Cleveland, Ohio, filed a response to the petition for rehearing for defendants-appellees.   With him on the response was Richard M. Klein.