SOVERAIN SOFTWARE v. VICTORIA'S SECRET BRAND

Nos. 2012-1649, 2012-1650.

778 F.3d 1311 (2015)

SOVERAIN SOFTWARE LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee v. VICTORIA'S SECRET DIRECT BRAND MANAGEMENT, LLC, Avon Products, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 12, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by Robert B. Wilson , Anastasia M. Fernands , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; David A. Nelson , Chicago, IL; George Ellsworth Quillin , Andrew S. Baluch , Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington, DC.

Robert Rhoad , Dechert LLP, Princeton, NJ, argued for defendant-appellant, Victoria's Secret Direct Brand Management, LLC. Also represented by Christopher S. Ruhland , Los Angeles, CA; Robert W. Ashbrook, Jr. , Robert Louis Masterson Philadelphia, PA; Daniel B. Epstein , Mountain View, CA.

Daryl L. Joseffer , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant, Avon Products, Inc. Also represented by Adam M. Conrad , Charlotte, NC; Gaston Kroub , Locke Lord, LLP, New York, NY.

Before DYK, TARANTO, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges.


Victoria's Secret Direct Brand Management, LLC ("Victoria's Secret") and Avon Products, Inc. ("Avon") (collectively, "defendants") appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The district court found that defendants infringed claims 34 and 51 of U.S. Patent No. 5,715,314 (the "'314 patent"...

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