United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning a system for controlling the broadcast of digital information signals, summary judgment of noninfringement is affirmed where there was no error in the district court's claim construction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/14/2004
• Published 09/14/2004

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, MICHEL, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. York, Latham & Watkins LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was David S. Foster, of Chicago, Illinois.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip L. Cohan, Piper Rudnick LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for all of the defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief was James M. Heintz for Kudelski, S.A., et al.   Also on the brief was Robert R. Brunelli, Sheridan Ross, P.C., of Denver, Colorado, for Echostar Satellite Corporation.