United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute involving voice recognition technology, a judgment holding the patent invalid because certain claims were indefinite and because the patent specification did not disclose the best mode of practicing one claim is reversed as the district court erred in applying both indefiniteness and best mode.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2007
• Published 10/12/2007

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, RADER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Gaylord, Adams and Reese LLP, of Nashville, TN, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Peter A. McLauchlan, and Chris P. Perque, of Houston, TX.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lawrence K. Kolodney, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, MA, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Jolynn M. Lussier.