United States Federal Circuit

In a patent case concerning medicine used for treating hypertension, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff's claim of infringement is reversed where the district court erred in its claim construction by not recognizing the limiting effect of the patent's specification and prosecution history.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/30/2004
• Published 09/30/2004

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa B. Pensabene, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With her on the brief were Michael P. McGraw and Christopher P. Borello., H. Michael Hartmann, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., of Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Robert F. Green, Christopher T. Griffith and Paul J. Filbin.