United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning furniture design, judgment of noninfringement in favor of defendant is vacated where the district court did not fully apply the proper tests for invalidity and infringement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2004
• Published 10/20/2004

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, MICHEL, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen Robinson, Robinson & Lawing, LLP, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Kevin L. Miller, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Norwood Robinson and Michael L. Robinson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nicholas Mesiti, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., of Albany, New York, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Brett M. Hutton.   Of counsel on the brief was Peter J. Juran, Blanco Tackabery Combs & Matamoros, P.A., of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.