United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning an underwater coupling device, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is reversed and remanded to determine the effect of the government's assertion of the state secret privilege.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/07/2005
• Published 09/07/2005

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Schultz, Schultz & Little, L.L.P., of Chesterfield, Missouri, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alisa B. Klein, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee United States.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, James G. Martin, United States Attorney, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney, Appellate Staff, of Washington, DC., Louis F. Bonacorsi, Bryan Cave, of St. Louis, Missouri, argued for defendants-appellees AT & T Company, et al.   With him on the brief was K. Lee Marshall.