United States Federal Circuit

Because the district court erred in construing the asserted claims directed to compositions and methods of preventing the degradation of sevoflurane anesthetic, the district court's grant of motion for summary judgment of noninfringement is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/03/2003
• Published 07/03/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• R. Mark McCareins,Winston & Strawn, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Edward L. Foote, Raymond C. Perkins, and Peggy Balesteri.   Of counsel were Blake T. Hannafan and James F. Herbison.


• For Appellees:
  
• Constantine L. Trela, Jr., Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were David T. Pritikin, William H. Baumgartner, Jr., Hugh A. Abrams, and Russell E. Cass. Of counsel on the brief was Thomas S. Borecki, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, of Deerfield, Illinois.