United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement suit brought against Jiffy Lube and other fast lube businesses involving an automatic transmission fluid changing machine, the court rules in favor of defendants who had defaulted and also those who participated, in proceedings below where, under the doctrine of claim preclusion, plaintiff could not obtain relief against them.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/18/2007
• Published 01/18/2007

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan M. Anderson, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P, of Minneapolis, MN, argued for plaintiffs-appellants Transclean Corporation, et al.   With him on the brief was Christopher A. Young.


• For Appellees:
  
• James W. Poradek, Faegre & Benson LLP, of Minneapolis, MN, argued for defendant-appellee Jiffy Lube International, Inc. With him on the brief were David J.F. Gross and Timothy E. Grimsrud., Gregory R. Anderson, Anderson Larson Hanson & Saunders, P.L.L.P, of Willmar, MN, for defendants-appellees Regional Car Wash Distributors, Inc., et al., Robert W. Gutenkauf, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, of Minneapolis, MN, for defendant-appellee Indy Lube, Inc., David Jon Hoiland, Law Office of David Jon Hoiland, of Minneapolis, MN, for defendants-appellees Fresh Start Inc., et al.