United States Federal Circuit

Grant of JMOL that defendants do not infringe plaintiff's US patent for an apparatus for supplying power to a telephone set in a telecom system, is reversed. Denial of JMOL relating to damages is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2003
• Published 12/09/2003

Judges

• Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and LOURIE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas A. Cawley, McKool Smith, P.C., of Dallas TX, argued for plaintiffs/counterclaim defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief were Theodore Stevenson, III and Rosemary T. Snider.   Of counsel on the brief were Donald L. Jackson and John R. Lastova, Nixon & Vanderhye P.C., of Arlington, VA., Henry C. Bunsow, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of San Francisco, CA, argued for defendants/counterclaimants-cross appellants.   With him on the brief were Robert C. Laurenson;  and Matthew E. Hocker, Ethan B. Andelman, and Justin A. White, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP of Menlo Park, CA. Of counsel were Lloyd A. Farnham and Stuart L. Gasner, Keker & Van Nest, L.L.P, of San Francisco, CA;  and Celine T. Callahan, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Washington, DC., Steven R. Schooley, Holland and Knight LLP, of Orlando, FL, for defendant/counterclaimant-cross appellant Intersil Corporation.