United States Federal Circuit

Patent law does not necessarily require that an arbitrator set forth the full scope of claim terms in claims construction, and public policy precluding patent license estoppel does not extend to a waiver of validity challenges in a settlement agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2001
• Published 02/05/2001

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and LINN, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Brenton R. Babcock,Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, of Newport Beach, California, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief was Darrell L. Olson., Paul S. Malingagio, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Gary A. Clark, and Jeanine L. Hayes.