United States Federal Circuit

The trial court's grant of a permanent injunction, prohibiting any future infringement of plaintiff's patent, is reversed where such a broad injunction would violate Rule 65(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and PROST, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Minh-Hien Nguyen, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., of Austin, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief was David E. Killough.   Of counsel on the brief was Glenn W. Trost, Coudert Brothers LLP, of Los Angeles, California., Roger L. Cook, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, of San Francisco, California, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Nancy L. Tompkins and Mehrnaz Boroumand.