United States Federal Circuit

Where an allegedly infringing computer system does not contain a local server counterpart of the limited database "caching" function of the patented local server, it does not perform all of the functions of the local server computer so there is no literal infringement nor infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2001
• Published 03/15/2001

Judges

• Before PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maxim H. Waldbaum,Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, LLP, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Lora A. Moffatt, and Xuan-Thao N. Nguyen.


• For Appellees:
  
• Todd A. Noah, Dergosits & Noah, LLP, of San Francisco, California, argued for defendant-appellee.   Of counsel were Michael E. Dergosits, Dergosits & Noah, LLP;  and John F. Anderson, Richards, McGettigan, Reilly & West, PC, of Alexandria, VA.