United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement action brought by plaintiff, who possessed an "exclusive enterprise license" involving a gaming system network, denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss is reversed as an exclusive enterprise licensee, like a field of use licensee, does not hold all substantial rights in the licensed patent within the licensed territory.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2007
• Published 10/15/2007

Judges

• Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John P. Passarelli, Kutak Rock LLP, of Omaha, NE, argued for plaintiff/counterclaim defendant-appellee and counterclaim defendants-appellees.   On the brief were Jeffrey F. Craft and Paul D. Chancellor, Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh, of Westlake Village, CA., Charles A. Bird, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, of San Diego, CA, argued for defendant/counterclaimant-appellant.   With him on the brief was Callie A. Bjurstrom.