United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where there are genuine issues of material fact with regard to whether it is liable for induced infringement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2005
• Published 08/22/2005

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, SCHALL, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert M. Evans, Jr., Senniger Powers, of St. Louis, Missouri, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Marc W. Vander Tuig. Of counsel on the brief were Duane H. Mathiowetz and Korula T. Cherian, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of San Francisco, California.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. Terrance Rader, Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, argued for defendants-cross appellants.   With him on the brief were David T. Nikaido and Glenn E. Forbis.   Of counsel were Ellen A. Efros and Lisa R. Mikalonis.