WASICA FINANCE GMBH v. CONTINENTAL AUTO. SYSTEMS

2015-2078 2015-2079 2015-2093 2015-2096.

853 F.3d 1272 (2017)

WASICA FINANCE GMBH, Bluearc Finance AG, Appellants v. CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC., Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc., Sensata Technologies Holding NV, SI International (TOPCO), Inc., Cross-Appellants

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: April 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MICHAEL J. KANE , Fish & Richardson, PC, Minneapolis, MN, argued for appellants. Also represented by CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN , San Diego, CA.

GARY M. ROPSKI , Brinks Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, argued for cross-appellant Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Also represented by LAURA A. LYDIGSEN , JOSHUA PATRICK SMITH ; JAMES K. CLELAND , JOHN A. LINGL , Ann Arbor, MI; THEMI ANAGNOS , Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Deer Park, IL.

BRYAN PATRICK COLLINS , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, McLean, VA, argued for cross-appellants Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc., Sensata Technologies Holding NV, SI International (TOPCO), Inc. Also represented by ROBERT M. FUHRER.

Before Prost, Chief Judge, Schall, and Chen, Circuit Judges.


These consolidated appeals come to us following two related inter partes review proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board"). Both proceedings involve now-expired U.S. Patent No. 5,602,524 ("the '524 patent") owned by Wasica Finance GmbH and Bluearc Finance AG ...

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