United States Federal Circuit

The district court properly found 1) patent claims were invalid for lack of enablement where defendant established a need for undue experimentation, and 2) non-infringement where the properly construed claims did not cover the defendant's products.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/13/2003
• Published 01/13/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric H. Weisblatt,Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P., of Alexandria, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Susan J. Dadio, R. Danny Huntington, and Barbara Webb Walker.


• For Appellees:
  
• John F. Lynch, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Houston, TX, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Thomas A. Miller, and Richard L. Stanley.   Of counsel on the brief Daniel T. Shvodian, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Menlo Park, CA. Of counsel was Hemant H. Kewalramani, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Houston, TX.