United States Federal Circuit

On appeal from a suit for patent infringement, appellant improperly seeks to import limitations from the specification into the claims and otherwise fails to persuade the court that the jury instructions contained prejudicial error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2003
• Published 09/25/2003

Judges

• Before LINN, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen E. Noona,Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., of Norfolk, Virginia, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief was Kristan B. Burch.   Of counsel on the brief were Mark L. Hogge and Kathryn L. Clune, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, of Washington, DC., Alan M. Anderson, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief was Mark E. Ungerman and Michael J. Strauss, of Washington, DC;  and Marcy Hogan Greer, of Austin, Texas.