United States Federal Circuit

Claims of a patent directed to a "global hosting system" and methods for decreasing congestion and delay in accessing web pages on the Internet, are anticipated by an earlier patent directed to systems and methods for increasing the accessibility of web pages, and are invalid pursuant to 35 U.S.C. section 102.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/15/2003
• Published 09/22/2003

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, GAJARSA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark T. Banner,Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief were Pamela B. Krupka, of Washington, DC;  and Aimee M. Boss, of Chicago, IL., Arthur B. Wineburg, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, of McLean, VA, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Susan T. Brown, Daniel E. Yonan, of McLean, VA, and Brian J. Beatus, of Palo Alto, CA. Of counsel were Brian Siritzky, Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP, of McLean, VA;  and Eileen M. Herlihy and John T. Bennett, Palmer & Dodge LLP, of Boston, MA.