ICU MEDICAL, INC. v. ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 2008-1077.

558 F.3d 1368 (2009)

ICU MEDICAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Scherkenbach, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, MA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Robert E. Hillman, and Jennifer K. Bush, and Craig E. Countryman, Fish & Richardson P.C., of San Diego, CA.

Timothy J. Malloy, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., of Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were David D. Headrick, Scott P. McBride and Wilhelm L. Rao.

Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge.

ICU Medical, Inc. (ICU) appeals from various orders by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granting partial summary judgment of noninfringement, summary judgment of invalidity, and attorney fees and Rule 11 sanctions—all in favor of Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. (Alaris). ICU sued Alaris for infringement of four U.S. patents related to valves used in medical intravenous (IV) setups. The district court accepted...

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