THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS v. INNOVATRON, S.A.

No. Civ.A. 97-2253 (JHG)(AK).

43 F.Supp.2d 26 (1999)

THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC., Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, v. INNOVATRON, S.A., Defendant and Counterclaimant, v. Thomson Multimedia, S.A., Counterclaim Defendant, v. Thomson Televisiones De Mexico, S.A. De CV, Counterclaim Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Hugh Loeffler, George Brian Busey, Leslie J. Cloutier, Bradley Stuart Lui, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Washington, DC, Rachel Krevans, Harold J. McElhiny, Morrison & Foerster, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, for Thomson Consumer Electronics, Incorporated, plaintiff.

John Williams Polk, Kevin Michael O'Brien, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, DC, for Innovatron, S.A., defendant.

George Brian Busey, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Washington, DC, Rachel Krevans, Harold J. McElhiny, Morrison & Foerster, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, for Thomson Televisiones De Mexico, S.A., Thomson Multimedia, counter-defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.

At the request of the parties, this Court held a Markman hearing to construe the terms of a United States patent owned by defendant and counterclaimant Innovatron, S.A. ("Innovatron"). At issue are two method claims describing the process for electrically connecting a portable card — the precursor of today's "smart cards." The background for this lawsuit is set forth in ...

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