United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning video game accessories, judgment of noninfringement in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court erred in its construction of the function of the means-plus-function limitation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/03/2005
• Published 10/03/2005

Judges

• PROST, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, SCHALL and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John C. McNett, Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry, LLP, of Indianapolis, Indiana, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Kurt N. Jones.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jerrold A. Thrope, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland, argued for defendant-appellee.   Of counsel was George B. South, King & Spalding LLP, of New York, New York.