United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement case involving a portfolio of patents which were assigned and held as collateral, judgment of the district court finding that plaintiff has standing to bring a patent infringement suit in the district court is affirmed where the court correctly relied on the holding in Akazawa v. Link New Technology International, Inc., 520 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2008), to determine that patent ownership was properly transferred by operation of state foreclosure law, giving plaintiff clear title to the patents-in-suit and therefore standing in the underlying case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2009
• Published 08/20/2009

Judges

• SPENCER, Chief District Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, BRYSON, Circuit Judge, and SPENCER, Chief District.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Alexandra G. White, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., of Houston, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With her on the brief were Brian D. Melton, Max L. Tribble, Jr. and Anne Mullins., Paul S. Grewal, Howrey LLP, Cupertino, CA, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Lloyd R. Day, Jr., Robert M. Galvin and Renee DuBord Brown.   Of counsel was Sriranga Veeraraghaven.