HONEYWELL INC. v. VICTOR CO. OF JAPAN, LTD.

No. 01-1436.

298 F.3d 1317 (2002)

HONEYWELL INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, Ltd. and U.S. JVC Corp., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin R. Lueck, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ceresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, of New York, New York, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the briefs were Morton Amster; Michael J. Berger; Charles R. Macedo; and Kenneth M. Bernstein. Of counsel were Joseph Casino and Richard S. Mandaro.

Before BRYSON, GAJARSA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 9, 2002.

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Honeywell Inc. is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 4,425,501 ("the '501 patent"), which is entitled "Light Aperture for a Lenslet-Photodetector Array." The patent claims an aperture mask for an autofocus system used in cameras and videocameras. Honeywell asserted the '501 patent against Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., and U.S. JVC Corp. (collectively, "JVC") in the United States District...

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