IN RE CYGNUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Nos. 2007-1328, 2007-1329, 2007-1330, 2007-1331, 2007-1332, 2007-1333, 2007-1354, 2007-1361, 2008-1023.

536 F.3d 1343 (2008)

In re CYGNUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, LLC, PATENT LITIGATION. Cygnus Telecommunications Technology, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Telesys Communications, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, and United World Telecom, L.C., Defendant-Appellee, and World Link Companies, Defendant-Appellee, and A.M.S. Voicecom, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Interactive Media Technologies, Inc. (doing business as GlobalTel), Defendant-Appellee, and Voiceware Systems Corporation, Dial-Thru International, International Telecom, Ltd., Kallback, Inc., and Globalphone Corp., Defendants-Appellees, and Americom Communications and Americom, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Telcan Incorporation, Andrew Kaweski, Maxtel Communications, Alliance Callback Communications, and Access Network Services, Defendants. In re Cygnus Telecommunications Technology, LLC, Patent Litigation. Cygnus Telecommunications Technology, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AT & T Corp., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Sutton, of San Francisco, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Carey, Carey Rodriquez Greenberg & Paul, LLP, of Miami, Florida, and Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California, argued for all defendants-appellees.

Matthew F. McGahren, McGahren, Gaskill & York, LLC, of Norcross, Georgia, for defendant-appellee Telesys Communications, LLC. Of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

John C. Carey, Carey Rodriquez Greenberg & Paul, LLP, of Miami, Florida, for defendant-appellee United World Telecom, L.C. Of counsel was Allison J. Cammack. Also of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

Thomas T. Tamlyn, Jr., Yeskoo Hogan & Tamlyn, LLP, of New York, New York, for defendant-appellee World Link Companies. Of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

Peter S. Canelias, of New York, New York, for defendant-appellee A.M.S. Voicecom, Inc. Of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

Kieran P. Fallon, Kieran P. Fallon, P.A., of Miami, Florida, for defendant-appellee Interactive Media Technologies, Inc. (d/b/a GlobalTel). Of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

John F. Mardula, Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC, of Reston, Virginia, for defendants-appellees Voiceware Systems Corporation, et al. Of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

Jeffrey L. Silvestrini, Cohne Rappaport & Segal, P.C., of Salt Lake City, Utah, for defendants-appellees Americom Communications, et al. Of counsel was Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California.

Gregory B. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendant-appellee AT & T Corp. With him on the brief were Joseph P. Zammit, of New York, New York, and Jonathan S. Franklin, of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN and BRYSON, Circuit Judges, and POGUE, Judge.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Cygnus Telecommunications Technology, LLC, has filed two appeals from a final judgment in this multidistrict litigation proceeding. In the first, Cygnus has appealed from a judgment in favor of Telesys Communications, LLC, and seven other defendants (the "Telesys defendants"). In the second, Cygnus has appealed from a judgment in favor of defendant AT & T Corp. In both cases, Cygnus appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment...

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