United States Federal Circuit

Because the patent license agreement between the parties is ambiguous, and under Delaware law ambiguity has to be resolved against plaintiff as the sole drafter, judgment of non-infringement of a patent relating to electronic interface and signal protocols, is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2003
• Published 02/17/2003

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, MICHEL, and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew D. Powers,Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, of Redwood Shores, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Jared Bobrow and Perry R. Clark.   Of counsel on the brief was James F. Valentine, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP, of Menlo Park, CA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert P. Feldman, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, of Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendants-cross appellants.   With him on the brief were Rodney G. Strickland, Jr. and Maura L. Rees.