United States Federal Circuit

Because the district court incorrectly construed the claims of a patent involving DNA technology, its summary judgment finding that defendant did not infringe plaintiff's patent is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2003
• Published 05/07/2003

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Francis M. Wilkstrom,Parsons Behle & Latimer, of Salt Lake City, UT, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were C. Kevin Speirs and Kristine Edde Johnson.   Of counsel on the brief was Alan W. Hammond, Invitrogen Corporation, of Carlsbad, CA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marc R. Labgold, Ph.D., Patton Boggs LLP, of McLean, VA, argued for defendants-cross appellants.   With him on the brief were Kevin M. Bell and Laura A. Donnelly.   Of counsel on the brief was Richard J. Oparil, Patton Boggs LLP, of Washington, DC.