United States Federal Circuit

Suits for patent infringement from the manufacture and distribution of a competing drill bit were properly invalidated under 35 U.S.C. section 102(b), based on the on-sale bar and prior public use.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2002
• Published 07/30/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roy W. Hardin,Locke, Liddell & Sapp, LLP, of Dallas, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jon R. Trembath, Merchant & Gould PC, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for defendant-appellee Vermeer Manufacturing Company.   With him on the brief was Jared S. Goff., Craig B. Florence, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, of Dallas, Texas, argued for defendant-appellee Earth Tool Company, L.L.C. Of counsel was Stacy R. Obenhaus.