BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERV v. COVAD COMMUNICATIONS

No. 00-1475.

262 F.3d 1258 (2001)

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. (doing business as Verizon Services, Inc.), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Covad Communications Group, Inc., Dieca Communications, Inc. (doing business as Covad Communications Company), and Covad Communications Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Taranto, Farr & Taranto, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Of counsel on the brief were George C. Lombardi, and James F. Hurst, Winston & Strawn, of Chicago, Illinois; Adam T. Bernstein, Verizon Communications, of New York, New York; and John Thorne, Verizon Services, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia.

Ruffin B. Cordell, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Michael J. McKeon, and Lauren A. Degnan.

Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.


GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. ("Bell Atlantic") is the owner of United States Patent No. 5,812,786 ("the '786 patent"), which concerns certain data transmission services, particularly certain digital subscriber line ("DSL") services.1 In 1999, Bell Atlantic brought this patent infringement action against Covad Communications Company, Inc., DIECA Communications, Inc., and Covad Communications Group, Inc. ...

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