United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute concerning computer hardware, summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court's failure to consider infringement under the doctrine of equivalents was harmless error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2005
• Published 05/06/2005

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan H. Steinberg, Irell & Manella LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Morgan Chu and Jonathan S. Kagan.


• For Appellees:
  
• Larry S. Nixon, Nixon & Vanderhye P.C., of Arlington, Virginia, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief was Mark E. Nusbaum.