CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. v. LEAR CORP.

Nos. 2007-1314, 2007-1467.

516 F.3d 1331 (2008)

The CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, and Johnson Controls Interiors LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEAR CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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.

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


RADER, Circuit Judge.

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (Chamberlain) owns U.S. Patent No. 6,154,544 ('544 patent), an invention that improves security in garage door openers. Chamberlain and Johnson Controls Interiors LLC (JCI), Chamberlain's exclusive licensee with respect to development of radio frequency transmitters for sale to automotive original equipment manufacturers, sued Lear Corp. (Lear), charging Lear's Car2U transmitter with infringement of claim 4 of the...

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