United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning satellite technology, the district court erred in holding that plaintiff's patent is invalid for failure to comply with the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. section 112.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2005
• Published 04/20/2005

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory S. Dovel, Dovel & Luner, LLP, of Santa Monica, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Sean A. Luner.   Of counsel on the brief was David E. Rosen, Murphy Rosen & Cohen, LLP, of Santa Monica, California.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward V. Filardi, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Robert B. Smith and Douglas R. Nemec.   Of counsel was P. Anthony Sammi.