United States Federal Circuit

Where a unique identifier is assigned to each license file regardless of whether that license file contains any licenses, the identifier is a defining characteristic of the file as well as being file content, so it was not necessary for the district court to identify a structure before limiting the means-plus-function claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/18/2001
• Published 01/18/2001

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before BRYSON, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge,DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce A. Wessel,Irell & Manella LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John I. Alioto, Alioto & Alioto, of San Francisco, CA, argued for defendants/third party plaintiffs-appellees and defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was Linda M. Alioto.