LORAL FAIRCHILD CORP. v. MATSUSHITA ELEC.

No. 00-1487.

266 F.3d 1358 (2001)

LORAL FAIRCHILD CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MATSUSHITA ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD., Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Canon, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., Gold Star Electronic International, Goldstar Co., Ltd., Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Kokos Color TV, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Sales America, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation, Nippon Electric Company, Ltd., and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Defendants, and Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and NEC Corporation, NEC America, Inc., and NEC Technologies, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Wallace, Jr., Wiley, Rein & Fielding, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were John B. Wyss and Gregory R. Lyons.

Arthur I. Neustadt, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C., of Arlington, Virginia, argued for defendants-appellees, Toshiba Corporation, et al. With him on the brief were Richard D. Kelly and Carl E. Schlier.

John M. Calimafde, Hopgood, Calimafde, Judlowe & Mondolino, LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendants-appellees NEC Corporation, et al.

Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, and MICHEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL. Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.

MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

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