United States Federal Circuit

In an action raising claims of unfair competition, intentional interference with contractual relations, interference with prospective economic advantage, and trade libel arising from defendant's communications to its customers that plaintiff infringed several of its patents, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) defendant produced evidence that its earlier claims of infringement were not objectively baseless; and 2) plaintiff had no evidence that defendant acted in bad faith.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2008
• Published 04/23/2008

Judges

• KENNELLY, District Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, DYK, Circuit Judge, and KENNELLY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Wright, Robert L. Wright, P.C., of Fort Worth, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Scott E. Lindsey.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan D. Smith, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, MA, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was Elizabeth A. Brown.