United States Federal Circuit

The district court improperly broadened the function of a communications satellite patent claim limitation by "reading out" the remaining claim limitations, and there can be no infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2003
• Published 03/24/2003

Judges

• Before SCHALL, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward V. Filardi,Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, of New York, NY, for plaintiff appellant.   With him on the brief were Robert B. Smith, of New York;  and David W. Hansen, of Palo Alto, California.


• For Appellees:
  
• James H. Wallace, Jr., Wiley, Rein and Fielding LLP, of Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Gregory R. Lyons, John B. Wyss and Scott E. Bain.