United States Federal Circuit

Preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiff pursuant to a finding that plaintiff had shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its patent infringement action involving a system for a portion of the oil refining process is vacated where the district court erred in its construction of the term -adjustable.-

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2006
• Published 02/16/2006

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark M. Supko, Crowell & Moring LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief were Mark H. Neblett and John R. Perkins, Jr., Willem G. Schuurman, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., of Austin, Texas, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Michael J. Smith, Adam V. Floyd, Michael A. Valek and H. Kenneth Prol.