United States Federal Circuit

In a suit involving patents on inventions related to the management of personal computer systems, dismissal of the suit on the ground that plaintiff did not have standing to sue because it did not own the entire interest in the patent at issue is reversed as, despite one of the inventors' employment contract with Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett-Packard had no assignment of an interest in the patent, and had disclaimed any interest therein.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/02/2007
• Published 10/02/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard M. Birnholz, Irell & Manella LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Morgan Chu and Rudy Y. Kim.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ian N. Feinberg, Mayer Brown LLP, of Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendants-cross appellants.   With him on the brief were Donald M. Falk, Brandon D. Baum, and Eric B. Evans.   Of counsel were Michael A. Molano, John C. Kloosterman, and Joshua M. Masur.