United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute concerning plastic bottles, summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of defendant is vacated where the district court's construction of the claim limitation "re-entrant portion" required modification.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2005
• Published 07/14/2005

Judges

• LOURIE, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin B. McNamara, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of Dallas, Texas, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief were Thomas C. McGraw and Robert S. Case, of Dallas, Texas, and Glenn K. Beaton, of Denver, Colorado.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas A. Freedman, Latham & Watkins LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, and Ernie L. Brooks, Brooks Kushman P.C., of Southfield, Michigan, argued for defendants-cross appellants., With DouglasA. Freedman on the brief for Owens-Illinois, Inc., et al., was Peter N. Witty;  Robert P. Latham, Jackson Walker L.L.P., of Dallas, Texas, for defendant cross-appellant Reckitt Benckiser Inc. Of counsel on the brief were Brian A. Kilpatrick, Stephen A. Kennedy, and Robert C. Klinger;  Phillip B. Philbin, Haynes & Boone LLP, of Dallas, Texas, for defendant-cross appellant Barton Brands, Ltd.;  Dale M. Heist, Woodcock Washburn LLP, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for defendants-cross appellants Constar, Inc., et al.   With him on the brief were Kathleen A. Milsark and Steven D. Maslowski;  Dan D. Davison, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., of Dallas, Texas, for defendant-cross appellant Albertson's Inc. Of counsel was Michael J. Fogarty, III;  George D. Moustakas, Harness, Dickey, Pierce, PLC, of Troy, Michigan, for defendants-cross appellants The Campbell Soup Company, et al.   With him on the brief was Stanley M. Erjavac;  David Lesht, Cook, Alex, McFarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, for defendant-cross appellant Tropicana Products, Inc. With him on the brief was Raymond M. Mehler;  Regis E. Slutter, Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLP, of Alexandria, Virginia, for defendant-cross appellant Heinz USA;  Bryan S. Hales, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, for defendant-cross appellant Colgate-Palmolive Company.   With him on the brief was Christopher R. Liro;  Bruce S. Sostek, Thompson & Knight, of Dallas, Texas, for defendant-cross appellant The Perrier Group of America, Inc. With him on the brief were Max Ciccarelli and Richard L. Wynne, Jr.;  Charles S. Cotropia, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, of Dallas, Texas, for defendants-cross appellants Danone International Brands, Inc., et al.   Of counsel was Kelly J. Kubasta., With ErnieL. Brooks on the brief for defendants-cross appellants Plastipak, et al. was Earl J. LaFontaine;  Peter L. Costas, Pepe & Hazard LLP, of Hartford, Connecticut, for defendant-cross appellant Silgan Plastics Corporation;  Warren J. Krauss, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP, of San Francisco, California, for defendant-cross appellant The Clorox Company.   With him on the brief was Frederick D. Baker.   Of counsel was Kirk C. Jenkins;  Steven H. Hoeft, McDermott, Will, & Emery, of Chicago, Illinois, for defendant-cross appellant American National Can Group, Inc.;  Theodore Stevenson.   III, McKool Smith, P.C., of Dallas, Texas, for defendant-cross appellant Suiza Foods Corporation;  and David L. Joers, Crutsinger & Booth, of Dallas, Texas, for defendant-cross appellant Quaker Oats Company.