United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning college application services, a jury verdict of infringement is reinstated where the district court misconstrued the phrase "in a format specified by the institution."

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2005
• Published 08/02/2005

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John D. Vandenberg, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, of Portland, Oregon, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Kristin L. Cleveland, Scott E. Davis and Michael N. Zachary.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Michael Jakes, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-cross appellant.   On the brief were Raymond C. Jones, Lawrence E. Carr III and Timothy R. Feely, Carr, Morris & Graeff, PC, of Washington, DC. Of counsel on the brief was Jeff E. Schwartz, Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Kathleen C. Bricken, Garvey Schubert Barer, of Portland, Oregon.