United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning a device used to repair hernias, judgment of non-infringement is affirmed where defendant's device did not include a pleated plug and was thus not equivalent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/29/2004
• Published 10/29/2004

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, MICHEL, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Claire Laporte, Foley Hoag LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With her on the brief was Peter B. Ellis.


• For Appellees:
  
• Drew M. Wintringham, III, Clifford Chance US, LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Mark W. Rueh.