MAGSIL CORP. v. HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES

No. 2011-1221.

687 F.3d 1377 (2012)

MAGSIL CORPORATION and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Hitachi America, Ltd., Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, and Shenzhen Excelstor Technology Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 14, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Pollinger , McKool Smith, P.C., of Austin, TX, argued for the plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were Craig N. Tolliber , Joel L. Thollander and Lilan Ren. Of counsel on the brief were Jack B. Blumenfeld and Rodger D. Smith, II , Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, of Wilmington, DE.

Edward R. Reines , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Redwood Shores, CA, argued for defendants-appellees. Of counsel on the brief were Douglas E. Lumish , Jeffrey G. Homrig and Lawrence Okey Onyejekwe, Jr. , Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, of San Francisco, CA. Of counsel was Frederick L. Cottrell, III , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, of Wilmington, DE.

Before RADER, Chief Judge, O'MALLEY and REYNA, Circuit Judges.


RADER, Chief Judge.

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted summary judgment that claims 1-5, 23-26, and 28 of U.S. Patent No. 5,629,922 ("the '922 patent") are invalid for a lack of enablement. MagSil Corp. v. Seagate Tech., 764 F.Supp.2d 674 (D.Del.2011). Because the record supports the trial court's judgment, this court affirms.

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