United States Federal Circuit

In appeal from preliminary injunction enjoining an applicant from patent infringement of an earlier applicant's motorcycle fairing guards, the court issuing the injunction did not abuse its discretion in determining that the first applicants would likely succeed in sustaining the validity of their patent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2002
• Published 01/30/2002

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alfred J. Mangels, of Cincinnati, OH, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• G. Steven Fender, Litchford & Christopher, of Orlando, Florida, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief was Hal K. Litchford.