United States Federal Circuit

The arbitration clause under the 1983 licensing agreement between defendant and General Instrument Corp. (GI) has not expired; district court must determine whether plaintiff is a successor party to GI under that agreement before compelling arbitration under it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2004
• Published 05/13/2004

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, LOURIE and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Alan H. Blankenheimer,Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP, of San Diego, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   Of counsel on the brief were Chad S. Campbell and Barbara A. Bailey, Brown & Bain, P.A., of Phoenix, AZ., John M. DiMatteo, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, of New York, NY, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief was Eugene L. Chang.   Of counsel was Anna Aguilar.