United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning a method for purchasing electronic information, judgment of non-infringement in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court was substantially correct in its construction of the term "download component."

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2005
• Published 09/08/2005

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. Rohde, Rohde & Van Kampen PLLC, of Seattle, Washington, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   Of counsel was Al Van Kampen.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Christopher Carraway, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, of Portland, Oregon, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Jared S. Goff. Of counsel on the brief were Stephen P. McGrath, Microsoft Corporation, of Redmond, Washington, and Mark S. Parris, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP, of Seattle, Washington.