United States Federal Circuit

In an infringement action involving plaintiff's patent for a unit and system that that automatically fills and labels pill bottles or other prescription containers, summary judgment for defendant, holding that plaintiff's asserted claims were invalid under 35 U.S.C. section 112 for lack of an adequate written description, is reversed and remanded, where a trier of fact could find that a skilled artisan would understand the specification to disclose a system that relies on the computer memory, without sensors, to fulfill the central purpose of keeping track of slot use by particular customers and slot availability, with sensors optionally providing confirmation only.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2014
• Published 08/06/2014

Judges

• TARANTO

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel