United States Federal Circuit

In a declaratory judgment action involving patents in the field of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, a ruling finding that plaintiff-Micron could not show jurisdiction for its declaratory judgment action against defendant is reversed where the district court relied on a doctrine rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in MedImmune Inc. v. Genentech Inc., 127 S. Ct. 764 (2007).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/29/2008
• Published 02/29/2008

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, RADER, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William F. Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, of Boston, MA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were William G. McElwain, Todd C. Zubler, and Gregory H. Lantier, of Washington, DC. Of counsel on the brief were Robert E. Freitas and Michael C. Spillner, Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP, of Menlo Park, CA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Don O. Burley, Darrel C. Karl, and Kara F. Stoll.   Of counsel on the brief was Henry Bunsow, Howrey LLP, of San Francisco, CA. Of counsel were Erik R. Puknys Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Palo Alto, CA, and Andrew J. Vance, of Washington, DC.