United States Federal Circuit

Where district court's claim interpretation is not supported by the record, a judgment of non-infringement of a boat portlight patent is vacated and remanded for additional claim construction on other limitations of the claim, and for a determination of infringement based on a complete claim construction; judgment of non-invalidity vacated and remanded for re-assessment of obviousness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allen D. Brufsky,Allen D. Brufsky, P.A., of Bokeelia, Florida, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   Of counsel was Rex B. Stratton, Stratton Ballew, of Seattle, Washington.


• For Appellees:
  
• David L. Garrison, Garrison & Associates PS, of Seattle, Washington, argued for defendant-cross appellant.