United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute brought against Microsoft over a patent relating to dynamic generation of hyperlinks in a source document to other documents, summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Microsoft is vacated as plaintiff lacked standing to sue Microsoft for infringement of the patent at issue and the district court lacked jurisdiction to rule on the merits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/19/2007
• Published 09/19/2007

Judges

• Before PROST, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jason C. Kravitz, Nixon Peabody LLP, of Boston, MA, argued for plaintiff/counterclaim defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief was Richard D. Rochford, Jr., Brett J. Williamson, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, of Newport Beach, CA, for counterclaim defendant-appellant.   Of counsel were Nathaniel L. Dilger and Mark S. Davies, of Washington, DC., Frank E. Scherkenbach, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, MA, argued for defendant/counterclaimant-cross appellant.   With him on the brief were Kurt L. Glitzenstein, Craig R. Smith, and Charles H. Sanders.   Of counsel on the brief was Isabella E. Fu, Microsoft Corporation, of Redmond, WA. Of counsel was Jennifer K. Bush, Fish & Richardson, PC, of San Diego, CA.