CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED v. AVANCI (2022)

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. AVANCI, L.L.C., a Delaware Corporation; Avanci Platform International Limited, an Irish Company; Nokia Corporation, a Finnish Corporation; Nokia of America Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Nokia Solutions and Networks U.S., L.L.C., a Delaware Corporation; Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, a Finnish Corporation; Nokia Technologies Oy, a Finnish Corporation; Optis Up Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware Corporation; Optis Cellular Technology, L.L.C., a Delaware Corporation; Optis Wireless Technology, L.L.C., a Delaware Corporation; Sharp Corporation, a Japanese Corporation, Defendants—Appellees.

No. 20-11032

Decided: June 13, 2022

Before Stewart, Ho, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.

Matthew Holder, Martin Bader, Stephen Sandor Korniczky, Karin Dougan Vogel, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, L.L.P., San Diego, CA, Jennifer Ayers, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Mark S. Davies, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P., Washington, DC, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P., New York, NY, Michael Scarborough, Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Jeffrey L. Kessler, Aldo A. Badini, Patrick S. Opdyke, Susannah P. Torpey, Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Avanci, L.L.C., Avanci Platform International Limited. Jeffrey A. Lamken, Lauren Marguerite Weinstein, MoloLamken, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Lauren F. Dayton, MoloLamken, L.L.P., New York, NY, Mark Anthony McCarty, Matthew Richardson, Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA, Eugene Alexis Sokoloff, MoloLamken, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, Theodore E. Stevenson, III, Attorney, Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Andrew Jacob Tuck, Attorney, Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Nokia Corporation, Nokia of America Corporation, Nokia Solutions and Networks U.S., L.L.C., Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Nokia Technologies Oy. Jason G. Sheasby, Hong Annita Zhong, Irell & Manella, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Eric S. Tautfest, Attorney, Gray Reed, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Optis UP Holdings, L.L.C., Optis Cellular Technology, L.L.C., Optis Wireless Technology, L.L.C. Theodore J. Angelis, K & L Gates, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee Sharp Corporation. Andrew DeLaney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for United States of America. Alex V. Chachkes, Setty Chachkes, P.L.L.C., New York, NY, Nagendra Setty, Setty Chachkes, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae Law and Economics Scholars. Amanda Tessar, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Denver, CO, for Amicus Curiae App Association. Deborah Pollack-Milgate, Barnes & Thornburg, L.L.P., Indianapolis, IN, for Amici Curiae German Association of the Automotive Industry, Alliance for Automotive Innovation. Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae American Honda Motor Company, Incorporated, U-Blox America, Incorporated, Honda Motor Company, Incorporated, Toyota Motor Corporation, Tesla, Incorporated. Amanda Tessar, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Denver, CO, Alison R. Caditz, Attorney, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, for Amici Curiae ACT | The App Association, Computer and Communication Industry Association, High Tech Inventors Alliance, Public Interest Patent Law Institute. Stephen Akerley, InterDigital, Incorporated, Wilmington, DE, for Amicus Curiae InterDigital, Incorporated. Craig M. Reiser, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider, L.L.P., New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Thales DIS AIS Deutschland GmgH, Thales DIS AIS USA L.L.C. Ian Simmons, Daniel Lautzenheiser, Brian Quinn, Scott Schaeffer, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Fair Standards Alliance A.S.B.L. Ian Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Fair Standards Alliance A.S.B.L.