Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mark A. Perry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee and counterclaim-defendant appellee on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Brian M. Buroker, Michael F. Murray and Alexander N. Harris. Of counsel on the brief was Michael A. Valek, of Dallas, TX.
Adam L. Perlman, Williams & Connolly, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Bruce R. Genderson, Ryan T. Scarborough, Stanley E. Fisher and David M. Krinsky. Of counsel on the brief were Constantine L. Trela, Jr., Sidley Austin, LLP, of Chicago, IL and Robert E. Sokohl, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, of Washington, DC.
Nathan K. Kelley, Deputy Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, VA, argued for United States Patent and Trademark Office, for amicus curiae on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Bernard J. Knight, Jr., General Counsel, Raymond T. Chen, Solicitor, Scott C. Weidenfeller, Senior Counsel for Patent Law, and Thomas E. Krause, Special Counsel for IP Litigation. Of counsel on the brief were Beth S. Brinkmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Scott R. McIntosh and Mark R. Freeman, Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC.
Stephen R. Stites, Bluemont, VA, as amicus curiae on rehearing en banc.
Jack E. Haken, Philips Intellectual Property and Standards, of Briarcliff Manor, NY, for amicus curiae, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Michael Fuerch, Paul Im, and David Schreiber.
Paul R. Juhasz, The Juhasz Law Firm, P.C., of Houston, TX, for amicus curiae The Juhasz Law Firm, P.C., on rehearing en banc.
Charles W. Shifley, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., of Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago on rehearing en banc.
Michael R. Dzwonczyk, Sughrue Mion, PLLC, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH on rehearing en banc.
Julie P. Samuels, Electronic Frontier Foundation, of San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. on rehearing en banc. With her on the brief was Michael Barclay.
Charles R. Macedo, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, of New York, NY, for amicus curiae New York Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Michael J. Kasdan. Of counsel on the brief was Anthony F. Lo Cicero, New York Intellectual Property Law Association, of Fort Lee, NJ.
John D. Vandenberg, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, of Portland, OR, for amicus curiae British Airways, PLC, et al. on rehearing en banc.
Matthew Schruers, Computer & Communications Industry Association, (CCIA) for amicus curiae Computer & Communications Industry Association on rehearing en banc.
Daryl Joseffer, King & Spalding LLP, of Washington, DC, for amici curiae Google Inc., et al. on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Adam Conrad, of Charlotte, NC.
George L. Graff, of Briarcliff Manor, NY, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Richard F. Phillips, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, of Houston, TX and Kevin H. Rhodes, 3M Innovative Properties Company, of St. Paul, MN.
Steven C. Sereboff, SoCal IP Law Group LLP, of Westlake Village, CA, for amicus curiae Conejo Valley Bar Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Mark A. Goldstein, Jonathan Pearce and M. Kala Sarvaiya.
Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae International Business Machines Corporation on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was D. Zachary Hudson. Of counsel on the brief were Manny W. Schecter and Kenneth R. Corsello, IBM Corporation, of Armonk, NY.
Andrew J. Pincus, Mayer Brown LLP, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae BSA, et al. on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Paul W. Hughes.
Susan M. Davies, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Washington, DC, for amici curiae The Clearing House Association L.L.C., et al. on rehearing en banc. With her on the brief was Liam P. Hardy.
Peter K. Trzyna, Attorney at Law, of Chicago, IL, for amici curiae Professor Lee Hollaar, et al. on rehearing en banc.
Peter J. Brann, Brann & Isaacson, of Lewiston, ME, for amici curiae Internet Retailers on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were David Swetnamburland and Stacy O. Stitham.
Robert P. Greenspoon, Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC, of Chicago, IL, for amici curiae Telecommunication Systems, Inc., et al. on rehearing en banc.
Jerry R. Selinger, Patterson & Sheridan, LLP, of Dallas, TX, for amicus curiae American Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Gero McClellan. Of counsel on the brief was Jeffrey I.D. Lewis, American Intellectual Property Law Association, of Arlington, VA.
David E. Boundy, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., of New York, NY, for amici curiae, BGC Partners, Inc., et al. on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Gary A. Rosen, Law Offices of Gary A. Rosen, P.C., of Ardmore, PA.
Charles K. Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, of San Francisco, CA, for amicus curiae Bancorp Services, LLC, on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was David A. Perlson. Of counsel on the brief was Ian S. Shelton, of Los Angeles, CA.
Dale R. Cook, ICT Law & Technology LLC, of Seattle, WA, for amicus curiae Dale R. Cook on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Steven F. Borsand, Trading Technologies International, Inc., of Chicago, IL.
Ann M. McCrackin, of Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae University of New Hampshire School of Law Intellectual Property Clinic on rehearing en banc. With her on the brief was J. Jeffrey Hawley, University of New Hampshire, of Concord, NH.
Concurring opinion filed by LOURIE, Circuit Judge, in which DYK, PROST, REYNA, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges, join.