United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute concerning seats used in public transportation vehicles, the district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment of validity is reversed where genuine issues of material fact exist as to obviousness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/11/2005
• Published 08/11/2005

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard D. Harris, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-cross appellant.   With him on the brief were Herbert H. Finn and Jeffrey P. Dunning.


• For Appellees:
  
• Todd R. Dickinson, Fisher & Dickinson, of Ada, Michigan, argued for defendants-appellants.   Of counsel on the brief were Conrad J. Clark and Christopher W. Brody, Clark & Brody, of Washington, DC.