United States Federal Circuit

The district court properly construed the asserted claims of three of defendant's patents to be limited to communications over a telephone line and to exclude communications over a packet-switched network such as the Internet. The judgment of noninfringement is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2004
• Published 02/03/2004

Judges

• Before LOURIE, RADER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Constantine L. Trela, Jr., Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellee 03-1138, Microsoft Corporation.   With him on the brief were David T. Pritikin, Richard A. Cederoth, Douglas I. Lewis, and Russell E. Cass., Ronald J. Schutz, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, MN, argued for plaintiff-appellant in 03-1139, Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., and defendant-appellant in 03-1138, Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. With him on the brief were Emmett J. McMahon, Ken R. Hall, and Misti Nelc., Michael R. Casey, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., of Alexandria, VA, argued for defendant-appellee in 03-1139, Net2Phone, Inc. With him on the brief were Richard D. Kelly and Derek Richmond.   Of counsel was Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., of Arlington, VA.