United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement action involving an invention that improves security in garage door openers, a preliminary injunction against defendant is vacated and remanded where the district court erred in construing the claim term "binary code".

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/19/2008
• Published 02/19/2008

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, Circuit Judge, CLEVENGER, Senior Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief for Johnson Controls Interiors LLC, were Don O. Burley and Kara F. Stoll.   Of counsel on the brief were Philip J. Kessler, J. Michael Huget, and Deborah Swedlow, Butzel Long, of Ann Arbor, Michigan.   On the brief for the Chamberlain group, Inc. were Karl R. Fink, Rudy I. Kratz, and Nicholas T. Peters, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, of Chicago, Il., Kimball R. Anderson, Winston & Strawn LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Gene C. Schaerr and Scott H. Blackman, of Washington, DC. Of counsel on the brief were Ernie L. Brooks, Frank A. Angileri, and Mark D. Chuey, Brooks Kushman P.C., of Southfield, MI.