United States Federal Circuit

A preliminary injunction, affecting certain of defendants' sunglass lenses that the court held to be likely to infringe plaintiff's patent, was not an abuse of the district court's discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2003
• Published 01/09/2003

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph F. Jennings,Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, of Newport Beach, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief were Gerard von Hoffmann, III, Paul N. Conover, and Joseph S. Cianfrani.   Of counsel on the brief were Gregory L. Weeks, Janet Robertson Kaufman, and Gregory K. Nelson, Weeks, Kaufman & Johnson, of Solana Beach, CA., John M. Benassi, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, of San Diego, CA, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief were Franklin D. Ubell, and Colbern C. Stuart, III. Of counsel on the brief was Joseph DiBenedetto, Winston & Strawn, of New York, NY. Of counsel was Anthony W. Shaw, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, of Washington, DC.