United States Federal Circuit

The district court's determination that plaintiff's patent is invalid under 35 U.S.C. section 102(b) is reversed where it improperly determined the patent's priority date.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/19/2005
• Published 08/19/2005

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, RADER, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul M. Smith, Jenner & Block LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Jonathan T. Suder and Edward R. Nelson III, Friedman, Suder & Cooke, of Fort Worth, Texas;  and Edward W. Goldstein and Corby R. Vowell, Goldstein & Faucett, L.L.P., of Houston, Texas.


• For Appellees:
  
• Beth S. Brinkmann, Morrison & Foerster LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   On the brief were Robert M. Harkins, Jr., of San Francisco, California;  and David C. Doyle and Jose L. Patino, of San Diego, California.