Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Donald J. Zoeller (argued), John P. Hederman, Thomas P. Lynch, Robert A. Jaffe, Paul J. Green, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander, New York City, Patrick T. Ryan, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., for Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America, Inc.
Joel B. Harris (argued), Ira M. Millstein, H. Adam Prussin, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Miles W. Kirkpatrick, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electronics Corp., Matsushita Electric Trading Co., Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, and Quasar Electronics Corp.
Charles F. Schirmeister, Reid & Priest, New York City, Thomas N. O'Neill, Jr., Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi International Corp.
Peter J. Gartland, Wender, Murase & White, New York City, Matthew J. Broderick, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Sharp Corp. and Sharp Electronics Corp.
Thomas P. Coffey (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., Walter R. Milbourne, Obermeyer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia, Pa., for Motorola, Inc.
Asa D. Sokolow (argued), Renee J. Roberts, Marc Rowin, Melanie B. Brimmer, Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen, New York City, Franklin Poul, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., for Sony Corp. and Sony Corp. of America.
Edwin P. Rowe (argued), William H. Roberts, Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, Philadelphia, Pa., Philip J. Curtis, John Borst, Jr., Zenith Radio Corp., Glenview, Ill., Morton P. Rome, National Union Electric Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.
James S. Campbell (argued), Andrew N. Vollmer, Wilmer & Pickering, Washington, D. C., Nicholas de B. Katzenbach, Armonk, N. Y., for amicus curiae International Business Machines Corp.
Charles J. Bloom, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus curiae Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Kaden Hanbai Kabushiki Kaishi, Hitachi Sales Corp. of America, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Trading Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Inc., and Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.
Carl W. Schwarz, Metzger, Shadyac & Schwarz, Washington, D. C., Lawrence R. Walders, Tanaka, Walders & Ritger, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Kaden Hanbai Kabushiki Kaishi, Hitachi Sales Corp. of America.
Dugald C. Brown, Whitman & Ransom, New York City, for amicus curiae Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Trading Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Inc., and Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.
Louis A. Lehr, Jr., Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow, Chicago, Ill., Harry A. Short, Jr., Liebert, Short, Fitzpatrick & Lavin, Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus curiae Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and MARIS and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.