United States Federal Circuit

Summary judgment of no best mode violation was properly granted to an assignee of a patent for a component installed in sport utility vehicles, and substantial evidence supported a jury verdict of infringement and validity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2002
• Published 06/21/2002

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, GAJARSA, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth R. Adamo,Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, of Cleveland, Ohio, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief were Joseph D. Pollack and David M. Maiorana, of Cleveland, Ohio;  and Gregory A. Castanias, of Washington, DC., Steven Susser, Young & Susser, P.C., of Southfield, Michigan, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief was Rodger D. Young.   Of counsel on the brief were John E. Carlson and Anthony P. Cho, Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C., of Birmingham, Michigan;  and Darrel C. Karl, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC.