United States Federal Circuit

Judgment of invalidity of two claims of a patent directed to improving the efficiency of gas turbines by increasing power output is reversed; district court erred in concluding that plaintiff did not carry its burden to establish damages because it failed to provide expert testimony on the damages issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2003
• Published 09/05/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arthur M. Lieberman,Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Keith D. Nowak and Abbey Green.   Of counsel on the brief were William J. Schramm and Andrew M. Grove, Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kiselle, Learman & McCullouch, PC, of Troy, MI. Also of counsel on the brief was Bruce M. Kanuch, The Dow Chemical Company, of Midland, MI.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harold E. Wurst, Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP, of Pasadena, CA, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Stephen D. Burbach and Brian L. Yates.