United States Federal Circuit

The district court correctly construed the disputed claim term and hence found no literal infringement of a box spring assembly, however, genuine issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on infringement under the doctrine of equivalents and trade secret misappropriation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/02/2002
• Published 04/02/2002

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, RADER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence G. Kurland,Bryan Cave LLP, of St. Louis, MO, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Thomas C. Walsh;  David A. Roodman and K. Lee Marshall.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald W. Rupert, Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Robert F. Finke and David M. Thimmig.