United States Federal Circuit

In claims relating to patents for floor finishing materials, the district court failed to correctly construe the claims and determine whether prosecution history barred plaintiff from relying on the doctrine of equivalents.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/27/2002
• Published 11/27/2002

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, RADER, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George C. Summerfield, Jr.,Stadheim & Grear, of Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.   Of counsel was Gregory M. Jordan.


• For Appellees:
  
• William A. Streff, Jr., Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.   Of counsel were David K. Callahan, Mary E. Zaug, and Christopher R. Liro.