United States Federal Circuit

A senior party does not have the burden of proof to show that its date of invention is before the priority date shown by the junior party.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/11/2002
• Published 01/11/2002

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, MICHEL, and RADER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David L. Parker,Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Austin, TX, argued for appellants.   With him on the brief was Steven L. Highlander.   Of counsel was Marcy Hogan Greer.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven W. Parmelee, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP, of San Francisco, CA, argued for appellees.   With him on the brief was Edward J. Keeling.   Of counsel were Mark G. Sandbaken, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP;  and Christopher A. Klein, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, of Princeton, NJ.