United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning semiconductor power devices, the district court's judgment of noninfringement and denial of plaintiff's motion for a new trial are affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2004
• Published 08/17/2004

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, GAJARSA, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allen M. Sokal, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Donald R. Dunner and Smith R. Brittingham IV.   Of counsel on the brief was Alfonso Garcia Chan, Shore Deary, L.L.P., of Dallas, TX.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Neuner, Baker Botts L.L.P., of New York, NY, argued for defendants-cross appellants Siemens AG, et al.   With him on the brief were Neil P. Sirota of New York, NY;  and Jeffrey D. Baxter, of Dallas, TX., Constantine L. Trela, Jr., Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, of Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-cross appellants STMicroelectronics, N.V., et al.   With him on the brief was James P. Bradley, of Dallas, TX.   Of counsel on the brief were Bruce S. Sostek and Jane Politz Brandt, Thompson & Knight LLP, of Dallas, TX.   Of counsel was Li Chen, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, of Dallas, TX;  and Max Ciccarelli, Thompson & Knight LLP, of Dallas, TX., David E. Killough, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., of Austin, TX, for defendants-cross appellants International Rectifier Corporation, et al.   Of counsel was Glenn W. Trost, Coudert Brothers LLP, of Los Angeles, CA.