United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning caulking tubes, judgment of non-infringement in favor of defendant is vacated where the district court erred in construing the term "rear end" to mean the outermost point of the rear edge of the tube.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/18/2005
• Published 08/18/2005

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Theodore W. Olds, Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C., of Birmingham, Michigan, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Anthony P. Cho.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard W. Hoffmann, Warn, Burgess & Hoffmann, P.C., of Auburn Hills, Michigan, argued for defendant-appellee.