United States Federal Circuit

The district court erred in its construction of the claims for a smoking-cessation medicine, thus summary judgment of noninfringement is vacated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2003
• Published 09/22/2003

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen B. Judlowe,Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Dennis J. Mondolino, Janet B. Linn, Jason A. Lief, Philip L. Hirschhorn, Esther H. Steinhauer, and Timothy P. Heaton.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric D. Isicoff, Isicoff, Ragatz & Koenigsberg, P.A., of Miami, FL, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Teresa Ragatz and Michael D. Bon. Also on the brief were James V. Costigan, Alan B. Clement, and Katharine G. Loving, Hedman & Costigan, P.C., of New York, NY.