United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute concerning computer hardware, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court did not construe the disputed claim term in sufficient detail for appellate review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2005
• Published 04/11/2005

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL , Chief Judge, RADER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas J. Friel, Jr., Cooley Godward LLP, of Palo Alto, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Brandon D. Baum, Lori R.E. Ploeger, and Bernard C. Shek.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert P. Taylor, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Andrew Y. Piatnicia and Ethan B. Andelman.