United States Federal Circuit

Patents related to methods of preparing food products to reduce the risk of developing cancer are invalid, as anticipated by prior art which inherently contains the claim limitations relied upon to distinguish the claims at issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2002
• Published 08/21/2002

Judges

• PROST, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, BRYSON, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• E. Anthony Figg,Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Joseph A. Hynds and Mark I. Bowditch.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph A. Kromholz, Ryan, Kromholz & Manion, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief for defendants-appellees Sunrise Farms, et al. was Daniel R. Johnson. On the brief for defendants-appellees Harmony Farms, et al. was Delbert J. Barnard, Barnard & Pauly, P.S. On the brief for defendants-appellees Edrich Farms Inc., et al. was Philip M. Andrews, Kramon & Graham, P.A., of Baltimore, Maryland.   On the brief for defendants-appellees Banner Mountain Sprouts, et al. was Donald W. Ullrich, Jr., The Ullrich Law Firm, of Sacramento, California.