United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute over footwear, the district court properly ruled that a third party lacked standing to enforce a consent judgment since the parties failed to extend the settlement to include "successors-in-interest."

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2005
• Published 02/10/2005

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas D. Rosenwein, Gordon, Glickman, Flesch & Rosenwein, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   Of counsel on the brief were Paul G. Juettner and Laura R. Wanek, Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois.


• For Appellees:
  
• John T. Gabrielides, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief was Nicholas G. De La Torre.