SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES v. LEMELSON MEDICAL

No. 04-1451.

422 F.3d 1378 (2005)

SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Accu-Sort Systems, Inc., Intermec Technologies Corp., Metrologic Instruments, Inc., PSC Inc., Teklogix Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corp., Cognex Corporation, and Telxon Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LEMELSON MEDICAL, EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION, LP, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

September 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse J. Jenner, Ropes & Gray LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief were Charles Quinn, Krista M. Rycroft, Kenneth B. Herman, William J. McCabe, and Pablo D. Hendler.

Richard G. Taranto, Farr & Taranto, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief was Victoria Gruver Curtin, of Scottsdale, Arizona. Of counsel on the brief Gerald D. Hosier, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Louis J. Hoffman, of Scottsdale, Arizona.

George M. Sirilla, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, of McLean, Virginia, for amicus curiae National Retail Federation. With him on the brief was Raymond L. Sweigart.

Harold C. Wegner, Foley & Lardner LLP, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. With him on the brief were Stephen B. Maebius, George C. Best, Rouget F. Henschel, and Sean A. Passino.

Frank E. Scherkenbach, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, Massachusetts, for amici curiae Cypress Semiconductor Corp., LSI Logic Corp., Micrel, Inc., and Linear Technology Corp. With him on the brief were Katherine Kelly Lutton, John A. Dragseth, and Christian A. Chu.

Jonathan M. James, Perkins Coie Brown & Bain P.A., of Phoenix, Arizona, for amicus curiae Intel Corporation. With him on the brief were C. Randall Bain and Dan L. Bagatell.

Before MAYER, LOURIE, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, LP ("Lemelson") appeals from the declaratory judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada in favor of Symbol Technologies, et al. (collectively, "Symbol") that Lemelson's asserted patent claims are invalid for lack of enablement, unenforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches, and not infringed. Symbol Techs., Inc. v. Lemelson Med., Educ. &...

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