United States Federal Circuit

In a suit over three patents describing methods for mechanically fragmenting blood clots, judgment of infringement and contributory infringement is reversed and remanded where the jury's verdict of infringement was not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/02/2008
• Published 10/02/2008

Judges

• Opinion for the court filed by District Judge, ZOBEL.   Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge, NEWMAN., Before NEWMAN and SCHALL, Circuit Judges, and ZOBEL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth P. George, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief were Ira E. Silfin, Marc J. Jason, and Rebecca R. Eisenberg., Roy H. Wepner, Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, argued for defendant appellant.   With him on the brief was Paul H. Kochanski.