United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute concerning MRI machines, the district court properly granted summary judgment of invalidity since plaintiff's invention was anticipated by a prior art publication and invention.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2005
• Published 03/16/2005

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• W. Thomas McGough, Jr., Reed Smith LLP, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Frederick H. Colen;  Kirsten R. Rydstrom;  and Robert D. Kucler.   Of counsel on the brief was Gregory L. Bradley, Medrad, Inc., of Indianola, Pennsylvania.


• For Appellees:
  
• James F. Hurst, Winston & Strawn LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Derek J. Sarafa and Brian R. Pollack.