United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiffs, putative exclusive licensees of an artificial-turf patent, lack a substantial interest in that patent, and thus lack standing to enforce it. The judgment pertaining to non-infringement is vacated and remanded with instructions to dismiss; the remaining issues are transferred to the Sixth Circuit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2004
• Published 02/04/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan S. Franklin,Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Christopher T. Handman and Chanel A. Reedy;  and William F. Haigney, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., of New York, New York. Of counsel on the brief were Arthur S. Beeman, Susan L. Williams, Thomas P. O'Brien III, and Peter J. Stavros, Frost Brown Todd, LLC, of Louisville, KY.


• For Appellees:
  
• P. Douglas Barr, Stoll, Keenon & Park LLP, of Lexington, KY, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Diane M. Carlton.   Of counsel were Gwendolyn R. Pinson and Cynthia L. Higgs.