United States Federal Circuit

In entering summary judgment in a suit for infringement on the basis of claim preclusion, the district court erred in concluding that the dismissal of a prior related action was a final adjudication on the merits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2003
• Published 07/11/2003

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, MICHEL and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory S. Dovel,Dovel & Luner, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Sean A. Luner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven J. Rocci, Woodcock Washburn LLP, of Philadelphia, PA, representing Fleer/SkyBox International LP, argued for all appellees. On the brief were Norman H. Zivin and Eric D. Kirsch, Cooper & Dunham LLP, of New York, N.Y. for defendants-appellees Collector's Edge of Tennessee, Inc., et al.;  F.T. Alexandra Mahaney, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, of San Diego, CA, for defendants/cross claimants-appellees The Upper Deck Company, et al.;  Mark A. Flagel and Steven D. Atlee, Latham & Watkins, of Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Pacific Trading Cards, Inc.;  David G. Hanson and Kathleen S. Donius, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, S.C., of Milwaukee, WI, for defendants-appellees Racing Champions Inc., et al.;   and Michael J. Sweedler, Darby & Darby, of New York, NY, for defendant-appellee Topps Company, Inc.