United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning locomotive engines parts, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the disputed patents have been proven invalid as a matter of law under the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. section 102(b).

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/28/2005
• Published 07/28/2005

Judges

• MICHEL, Chief Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and LINN, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ernie L. Brooks, Brooks Kushman P.C., of Southfield, Michigan, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Frank A. Angileri and Thomas W. Cunningham.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin R. Lueck, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for defendant-appellee Transportation Systems Division of General Electric Company.   With him on the brief was Jan M. Conlin.   Of counsel on the brief were David P. Swenson, of Washington, DC, and David G. Mangum, C. Kevin Speirs, and Catherine A. Agnoli, Parsons Behle & Latimer, of Salt Lake City, Utah.