United States Federal Circuit

District court clearly erred in finding that plaintiff should have known that it had a patent infringement claim more than six years prior to the filing of suit; thus, its ruling that this suit was barred by laches constituted an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/10/2004
• Published 05/10/2004

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, SCHALL, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter D. Ames, Law Office of Walter D. Ames, of McLean, Virginia, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lea H. Speed, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, of Memphis, Tennessee, argued for defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief was Robert B. Kennedy, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, of Atlanta, Georgia.