WMS GAMING, INC. v. INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY

Nos. 97-1307, 98-1053.

184 F.3d 1339 (1999)

WMS GAMING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied; Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raphael V. Lupo, McDermott, Will & Emery, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Paul Devinsky. Of counsel on the brief were Kimball R. Anderson, and Don J. Mizerk, Winston & Strawn, of Chicago, Illinois; and Arthur M. Handler, and Robert S. Goodman, Burns Handler & Burns LLP, of New York, New York. Of counsel were Donna M. Tanguay and Mark G. Davis, of McDermott, Will & Emery.

Robert G. Krupka, Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was Barry F. Irwin. Also on the brief was Jay I. Alexander, of Washington, DC. Of counsel on the brief were Marc D. Foodman, Associate Corporate Counsel, International Game Technology, of Reno, Nevada; and Michael B. Allen, Laff, Whitesel, Conte & Saret, of Chicago, Illinois.

Before RICH, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing Denied; Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc Denied September 17, 1999.

SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that it willfully infringed United States Patent No. 4,448,419 and that the patent is not invalid. See WMS Gaming Inc. v. International Game Tech., No. 94-C-3062 (N.D.Ill. March 7, 1997) (WMS Gaming). WMS also appeals the order...

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