United States Federal Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in a patent infringment case regarding a transaction system for online purchases is affirmed; however, the award of attorneys' fees to defendant is reversed where the district court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion to strike defendant's untimely fee request.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2005
• Published 11/21/2005

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jan M. Conlin, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With her on the brief were Richard M. Martinez, Emily M. Rome and Nicole E. Narotzky.   Of counsel was Munir R. Meghjee.


• For Appellees:
  
• David K. Callahan, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Thomas G. Pasternak;  and Edward C. Donovan, of Washington, DC. Of counsel were David Rokach, of Chicago, Illinois;  Christine E. Duh and David S. Olson of San Francisco, California.