ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC v. GENERAL SCANNING INC.

Nos. 99-1523, 99-1535, 00-1141 and 00-1142.

247 F.3d 1341 (2001)

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, v. GENERAL SCANNING INC., Defendant-Appellant. Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, v. General Scanning Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marla J. Miller, Morrison & Foerster LLP, of San Francisco, California, argued for plaintiffs-cross appellants in 99-1523 and 00-1141. With her on the brief were Harold J. McElhinny, and Jill D. Neiman.

Ernie L. Brooks, Brooks & Kushman P.C., of Southfield, Michigan, argued for defendants-appellants in 99-1523 and 00-1141. With him on the brief were Jeffrey M. Szuma, and Frank A. Angileri.

Before MICHEL, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 24, 2001.

RADER, Circuit Judge.

On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California held that General Scanning Inc. ("General Scanning") literally infringed Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.'s ("ESI's") U.S. Patent Nos. 5,265,114 ("'114 patent") and 5,473,624 ("'624 patent"). At trial, the jury awarded ESI $13,133,370 in damages...

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