United States Federal Circuit

In a suit over three patents for baseband processor chips used in 3G mobile telephone handsets, jury findings of infringement and issuance of a permanent injunction against defendant are affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the disputed claim of one of the patents, properly construed, was invalid; 2) the claims of a second patent were properly construed; 3) substantial evidence supported the jury's findings of infringement on two of the three patents, and of induced infringement; and 4) the permanent injunction was properly issued with respect to the two valid patents upon consideration of the relevant factors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/24/2008
• Published 09/24/2008

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before LINN, FRIEDMAN, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard McMillan, Jr., Crowell & Moring, LLP, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae, Sprint Nextel Corporation.   With him on the brief were Kathryn L. Clune, Brian M. Koide, and Nathaniel Grow.


• For Appellees:
  
• William F. Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, of Boston, MA, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief were Richard W. O'Neill, Joseph J. Mueller, and Lauren B. Fletcher;  and James L. Quarles, III, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Heath A. Brooks, of Washington, DC., Evan R. Chesler, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Richard J. Stark and Andrei Harasymiak.   Of counsel on the brief were Carter G. Phillips and Stephen B. Kinnaird, Sidley Austin LLP, of Washington, DC, and Richard T. Mulloy and Stanley J. Panikowski, DLA Piper U.S. LLP, of San Diego, California.