ISHIDA CO., LTD. v. TAYLOR

No. 99-1537.

221 F.3d 1310 (2000)

ISHIDA CO., LTD. and Heat & Control, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alfred A. TAYLOR and TNA Australia PTY Ltd., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jai Ho Rho, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief were Stuart Lubitz; and David Lubitz, Hogan & Hartson, of Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Dennis M. McWilliams, Lee, Mann, Smith, McWilliams, Sweeney & Ohlson, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellants. With him on the brief were William M. Lee, Jr. and William J. Lenz.

Before MICHEL, CLEVENGER, and RADER, Circuit Judges.


RADER, Circuit Judge.

Alfred A. Taylor and TNA Australia Pty Ltd. (collectively, Taylor) claimed that Ishida's Apex Bagmaker infringed U.S. Patent No. 4,663,917 (the '917 patent). After construing the claims of the patent, the district court granted summary judgment of non-infringement. See Ishida Co. v. Alfred A. Taylor, No. C-98-20418-JF (N.D.Cal. Nov. 23, 1998 and Jan. 25, 1999) (Ishida I and Ishida II); Ishida Co. v. Alfred A. Taylor,<...

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