United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute involving a portable device for carrying and dispensing water for a pet, grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that individual defendant was personally liable for inducing infringement of the patent at issue is reversed where the district court improperly disregarded the jury's special verdict. Also, denial of JMOL on an award of lost profits is reversed where the jury's award was not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2007
• Published 05/18/2007

Judges

• Before MAYER, GAJARSA, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. Wechsler, Wechsler & Wechsler, P.C., of Great Neck, NY, argued for plaintiff-cross appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Neil A. Smith, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, of San Francisco, CA, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief for Anthony O'Rourke was Darren M. Franklin, of Los Angeles, CA. On the brief for Macke International Trade, Inc., was Richard S. Luskin, of Malibu, CA.