United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute case, the Court affirmed the district court's finding that US Patent No. 5,952,027 is invalid and unenforceable, and its decision to allow the jury to decide the issue of tortious interference; however, the Court reversed the district court's decision in allowing the jury to decide plaintiff's antitrust claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2004
• Published 07/12/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Burck Bailey, Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, of Oklahoma City, OK, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief were Greg A. Castro and Jay P. Walters.   Also on the brief was Dennis D. Brown, of Tulsa, OK., Robert A. Schroeder, Bingham McCutchen LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Leigh O. Linder and Kevin K. Leung.   Of counsel on the brief were John P. Passarelli and David H. Roe, McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, of Omaha, NE.