MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LICENSING v. UPPER DECK CO.

No. 2009-1022.

596 F.3d 1334 (2010)

MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LICENSING, LLC, Plaintiff/Counterclaim, Defendant-Appellant, v. The UPPER DECK COMPANY, The Upper Deck Company, LLC, Upper Deck Distribution & Sales Company, and Upper Deck Distribution & Sales Company, LLC, Defendants/Cross Claimants-Appellees, and Playoff Corporation, Defendant/Counterclaimant-Appellee, v. Adrian Gluck, Cross Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Dovel, Dovel & Luner, LLP, of Santa Monica, CA, argued for plaintiff/counterclaim defendant-appellant and cross defendant-appellant.

Matthew Borden, Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendants/cross claimants-appellees. With him on the brief were Joseph R. Taylor and James E. Doroshow.

Eric D. Kirsch, Cooper & Dunham LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendant/counterclaimant-appellee. With him on the brief were Norman H. Zivin and Tonia A. Sayour.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MAYER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER.


MAYER, Circuit Judge.

Media Technologies Licensing, LLC ("Media Tech") appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granting summary judgment that U.S. Patent No. 5,803,501 ("'501 patent") and U.S. Patent No. 6,142,532 ("'532 patent") are invalid due to obviousness. Media Techs. Licensing LLC v. Upper Deck Co., No. 01-1198 AHS-AN, 2008 WL 6023808 (C.D.Cal. Oct. 6, 2008). We affirm.

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