United States Federal Circuit

In patent claims relating to computer peripherals that translate a user's hand motions or instructions into digital coordinates, 1) district court erred in construing the language of ten of the claims, 2) one claim was not shown to be invalid by clear and convincing evidence, and 3) a dependent claim was never separately addressed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/22/2002
• Published 10/22/2002

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, MICHEL, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jerry A. Riedinger,Perkins Coie LLP, of Seattle, WA, argued for plaintiff/counterclaim defendant-appellant., Joseph W. Berenato, III, Liniak Berenato Longacre & White, of Bethesda, MD, argued for defendant-appellee and counterclaimant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Maurice U. Cahn, Cahn & Samuels, LLP, of Washington, DC.