WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Nos. 01-1031, 01-1032, 01-1034, 01-1128.

262 F.3d 1363 (2001)

WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION and Winbond Electronics North America Corporation, Appellants, and Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Appellant, and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Appellant, and Macronix International Co., Ltd. and Macronix America, Inc., Intervenors, v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, and Atmel Corporation, Intervenor. Atmel Corporation, Appellant, v. International Trade Commission, Appellee, and Macronix International Co., Ltd. and Macronix America, Inc., Intervenors, and Winbond Electronics Corporation and Winbond Electronics North America Corporation, Intervenors, and Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Intervenor, and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided August 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Robert Yoches, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for appellants in 01-1031 and intervenors in 01-1128, Winbond Electronics Corporation, et al. With him on the brief were Doris Johnson Hines, and Kathleen A. Daley. Of counsel were Wayne W. Herrington, R. Bruce Bower, and Yitai Hu. Of counsel were Sturgis M. Sobin, and Frederick David Foster, Ablondi Foster, Sobin & Davidow, P.C., of Washington, DC.

Daniel Johnson, Jr., Fenwick & West LLP, of Palo Alto, California, argued for appellant in 01-1031 and intervenor in 01-1128, Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

G. Brian Busey, Morrison & Foerster, LLP of Palo Alto, California, for appellant in 01-1031 and intervenor in 01-1128, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Of counsel were Karl J. Kramer and Robert L. McKague.

Kirk R. Ruthenberg, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, of Washington, DC, argued for intervenors in 01-1031 and 01-1128, Macronix International Co., Ltd., et al. With him on the brief was Lisa Pandohie Johnson. Of counsel on the brief was Edward H. Rice, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, of Chicago, Illinois.

Timothy Monaghan, Attorney, U.S. International Trade Commission, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee in 01-1031 and 01-1128, International Trade Commission. With him on the brief were Lyn M. Schlitt, General Counsel; Andrea C. Casson, Acting Deputy General Counsel; Michael Diehl, and Jean H. Jackson, Attorneys. Of counsel was James A. Toupin; and Clara Kuehn, Attorneys.

Robert T. Haslam, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for appellant in 01-1128 and intervenor in 01-1031, Atmel Corporation. With him on the brief were Stanley Young, and Andrew C. Byrnes. Of counsel on the brief were Louis S. Mastriani, and Michael L. Doane, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP, of Washington, DC, Of counsel was Nitin Subhedar.

Before CLEVENGER, RADER, and DYK, Circuit Judges.


RADER, Circuit Judge.

This opinion is issued pursuant to this court's Order of January 30, 2001.

Despite allegations of inequitable conduct, improper joinder, implied license, and waiver, the United States International Trade Commission undertook enforcement of Atmel Corporation's U.S. Patent No. 4,451,903 (the '903 patent). Because the Commission correctly rejected these challenges to the '903 patent, this court

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