United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute involving a vacuum blower, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court properly held that the disclosure of unclaimed subject matter in the disputed patent triggers the disclosure-dedication rule.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/13/2004
• Published 09/13/2004

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, LINN, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Earl D. Reiland, Merchant & Gould P.C., of Minneapolis, MN, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Anthony R. Zeuli and Thomas J. Leach, III.


• For Appellees:
  
• William G. McGuinness, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, of New York, NY, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Debra M. Torres, Pauline L. Wen and David A. Zilberberg.   Of counsel was Laurie Berberich.