United States Federal Circuit

In a patent and copyright dispute between storage and moving companies that operate by delivering storage containers to customers, a judgment in favor of plaintiff for patent infringement is reversed where: 1) the district court erred in its patent claim construction; 2) no literal infringement occurred under the correct construction; and 3) infringement under the doctrine of equivalents was barred by prosecution history estoppel. Additionally, grant of judgment as a matter of law on copyright infringement is reversed and remanded as a reasonable jury could have concluded that plaintiff did not own the asserted copyright.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/27/2007
• Published 04/27/2007

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE and DYK, Circuit Judges, and O'MALLEY, District Judge.  DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard H. An, Jenner & Block LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief was Joseph Diamante., Edward P. Dutkiewicz, of Dunedin, Florida, argued for defendant-appellant.