United States Federal Circuit

In a suit claiming infringement of plaintiff's patents for devices that control the temperature of medical and surgical fluids, dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed where: defendant's demonstration of its product at a trade show in the District of Columbia was not a "use" of that product sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over defendant in district court there.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2008
• Published 09/09/2008

Judges

• ZAGEL, District Judge., Before BRYSON, PROST, Circuit Judges, and ZAGEL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John P. Moran, Holland & Knight LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were James H. Laughlin, Jr. and Rafael E. Alfonzo, III.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tonya R. Deem, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, of Winston-Salem, NC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief were J. Steven Gardner and Jon R. Pierce.