United States Federal Circuit

The district court correctly determined a patent expiration date, where the disclaimed term of the patent was due to another patent whose expiration date was automatically changed by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act amendments.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2002
• Published 08/14/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Fred H. Bartlit, Jr.,Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief were Mark L. Levine and Sean W. Gallagher.   Of counsel on the brief were Charles W. Bradley and Stanley L. Amberg, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of New York, NY. Also of counsel on the brief were Bruce R. Genderson, Margaret A. Keeley, and Aaron P. Maurer, Williams & Connolly LLP, of Washington, DC., Gary M. Hnath, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief was Fei-Fei Chao.