REXNORD CORP. v. LAITRAM CORP.

No. 00-1395.

274 F.3d 1336 (2001)

REXNORD CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The LAITRAM CORPORATION and Intralox, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

November 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip C. Swain, Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Steven W. Phillips and Katherine M. Hamill. Of counsel on the brief was Jules Jay Morris, Invensys PLC, of Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Gregory J. Vogler, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Timothy J. Malloy, Scott P. McBride, and Ronald H. Spuhler. Of counsel on the brief was Barry L. LaCour, The Laitram Corporation, of Harahan, Louisiana.

Before NEWMAN, CLEVENGER and DYK, Circuit Judges.


CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Rexnord Corporation appeals a summary judgment of noninfringement granted in favor of The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc., by the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. See Rexnord Corp. v. The Laitram Corp., No. 99-C-0245-C (W.D. Wis. April 12, 2000). Because the district court construed the claims so as to improperly read a limitation from the written description into the claims, we reverse and...

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