FANTASY SPORTS PROPERTIES v. SPORTSLINE.COM

Nos. 01-1217, 01-1222.

287 F.3d 1108 (2002)

FANTASY SPORTS PROPERTIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPORTSLINE.COM, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Yahoo! Inc., Defendant-Cross Appellant, and ESPN/Starwave Partners (doing business as ESPN Internet Ventures and EIV Ventures), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean D. Niro, Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Raymond P. Niro. Of counsel was William L. Niro.

Barry G. Magidoff, Greenberg Traurig LLP, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee Sportsline.Com, Inc. With him on the brief was Paul J. Sutton.

Thomas H. Shunk, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, of Cleveland, OH, argued for defendant-appellee ESPN/Starwave Partners (dba ESPN Internet Ventures & EIV Ventures).

Michael A. Jacobs, Morrison & Foerster LLP, of San Francisco, CA, argued for defendant-cross appellant. With him on the brief was John P. Corrado, of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOURIE, Circuit Judge.


LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Fantasy Sports Properties, Inc. appeals from the decisions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granting SportsLine.com, Inc.'s, Yahoo! Inc.'s, and ESPN/Starwave Partners' (collectively, "the defendants'") motions for summary judgment of noninfringement of Fantasy's U.S. Patent 4,918,603. Fantasy Sports Props., Inc. v. Sportsline.com, Inc.,

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