United States Federal Circuit

In a patent claim for an aperture mask for a camera autofocus system, a judgment of noninfringement is reversed and the owner is entitled to show infringement under a broader claim construction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/01/2002
• Published 08/01/2002

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before BRYSON, GAJARSA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin R. Lueck,Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ceresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, of New York, New York, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the briefs were Morton Amster;  Michael J. Berger;  Charles R. Macedo;  and Kenneth M. Bernstein.   Of counsel were Joseph Casino and Richard S. Mandaro.