United States Federal Circuit

A decision of the court of international trade ordering customs to: 1) release for entry certain of plaintiff's disposable cameras from two shipments that were denied entry by customs due to alleged patent infringement; and 2) allow plaintiff to complete the process of segregating the two shipments under the supervision of customs, is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/28/2006
• Published 02/28/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John M. Peterson, Neville Peterson LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-cross appellant.   With him on the brief were Curtis W. Knauss and Maria E. Celis, of New York, New York;  and, George W. Thompson and Catherine Chess Chen, of Washington, DC., Lawrence Rosenthal, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, of New York, New York, argued for movant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Matthew W. Siegal and Kevin C. Ecker.   Of counsel was Angie M. Hankins.   Also of counsel were Will E. Leonard and Harvey B. Fox, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP, of Washington, DC.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia M. McCarthy, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and David S. Silverbrand, Attorney.   Of counsel on the brief were Karen P. Binder, Assistant Chief Counsel, and Beth C. Brotman, Senior Attorney, Office of Assistant Chief Counsel, International Trade Litigation, United States Customs and Border Protection, of New York, New York.