RENTROP v. SPECTRANETICS CORP.

No. 2007-1560.

550 F.3d 1112 (2008)

Dr. Peter RENTROP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

December 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin S. Gittes, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C., of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief was Timur E. Slonim.

Glenn E. Forbis, Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC, of Bloomfield Hills, MI, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were R. Terrance Rader and James F. Kamp.

Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge, and WALKER, Chief District Judge.


WALKER, Chief District Judge.

Defendant-appellant The Spectranetics Corporation ("Spectranetics") appeals from a final judgment of the district court awarding $500,000 to plaintiff-appellee Dr Peter Rentrop. The judgment was based on a jury's verdict that found claim 1 of Rentrop's United States Patent No 6,673,064 ("the '064 patent") not invalid and infringed. After trial, the district court considered and rejected Spectranetics...

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