United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute concerning computer software, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the district court improperly granted judgment as a matter of law against defendant's anticipation and obviousness defenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2005
• Published 03/02/2005

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, and PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory S. Coleman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Austin, Texas, for amicus curiae Oracle Corporation.   With him on the brief were Matthew D. Powers and Edward R. Reines, of Redwood Shores, California., John D. Vandenberg, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, of Portland, Oregon, for amici curiae Autodesk, Inc., et al., Charles K. Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, of San Francisco, California, for amici curiae Netscape Communications Corporation, et al.   With him on the brief were David A. Perlson and Jennifer A. Kash., Gerard M. Stegmaier, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, of Reston, Virginia, for amicus curiae Association For Competitive Technology.   With him on the brief was Craig M. Tyler.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin R. Lueck, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for plaintiff-appellees.   With him on the brief were Jan M. Conlin, Richard M. Martinez, and Munir R. Meghjee.   Of counsel was Emily M. Rome., Constantine L. Trela, Jr., Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were David T. Pritikin, Richard A. Cederoth, Robert N. Hochman, and Carter G. Phillips, of Washington, DC. Of counsel on the brief were H. Michael Hartmann, Brett A. Hesterberg, and Steven P. Petersen, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois.   Of counsel was Thomas Andrew Culbert, Microsoft Corporation, of Redmond, Washington.