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RATES TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. MEDIATRIX TELECOM, INC.

No. 2011-1384.

688 F.3d 742 (2012)

RATES TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff, and James B. Hicks, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MEDIATRIX TELECOM, INC., and Media5 Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 26, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Hicks , Hicks Parks, LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

Adam M. Conrad , King & Spalding LLP, of Charlotte, NC, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Ethan Horwitz , of New York, NY; and Daryl L. Joseffer , of Washington, DC.

Before BRYSON, DYK, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from the imposition of discovery sanctions against James B. Hicks. Mr. Hicks was the lead attorney for Rates Technology, Inc. ("RTI"), the plaintiff in a patent infringement action. The two patents in suit relate to systems for minimizing the cost of placing long-distance telephone calls. The defendants, Mediatrix Telecom, Inc., and Media5 Corporation (collectively, "Mediatrix"), manufacture and sell equipment that modifies...

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