United States Federal Circuit

Where the license agreement between the parties requires that any litigation must occur in a particular forum, this requirement includes infringement proceedings before the International Trade Commission under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/07/2000
• Published 11/07/2000

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and RADER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth R. Adamo,Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, of Dallas, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Mark N. Reiter, and Michael J. Newton.   Of counsel on the brief were Gregory A. Castanias, and Lawrence D. Rosenberg, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, of Washington, DC. Also of counsel on the brief was Jay C. Johnson, Texas Instruments Incorporated, of Dallas, Texas.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Ladra, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, of Palo Alto, California, argued for defendant-appellee, Tessera, Inc. With him on the brief was James C. Otteson., Michael Diehl, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee, U.S. International Trade Commission.   With him on the brief were Lyn M. Schlitt, General Counsel;  and James A. Toupin, Deputy General Counsel.