Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Andrew J. Dhuey , of Berkeley, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Jonathan T. Suder and David A. Skeels , Friedman, Suder & Cooke, of Fort Worth, TX; and Robert P. Greenspoon , Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC, of Chicago, IL.
Steven J. Routh , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Sten A. Jenson , John R. Inge , T. Vann Pearce, Jr. , and Diana M. Szego.
Nathan K. Kelley , Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, VA, argued for amicus curiae United States on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Kristi L.R. Sawert and Robert J. McManus , Associate Solicitors. Of counsel on the brief was Mark R. Freeman , Attorney, Appellate Staff, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC.
Laurel G. Bellows , American Bar Association, of Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae American Bar Association on rehearing en banc. With her on the brief were Robert F. Altherr, Jr. and Paul M. Rivard.
Charles W. Shifley , Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., of Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc.
Chidambaram S. Iyer , Sughrue Mion, PLLC, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH on rehearing en banc.
Rolf O. Stadheim , Stadheim & Grear Ltd., of Chicago, IL, for amici curiae NUtech Ventures, Inc., et al. on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was George C. Summerfield.
John W. Shaw , Shaw Keller LLP, of Wilmington, DE, for amicus curiae Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Karen E. Keller.
Harry C. Marcus , Locke Lord, LLP, of New York, NY, for amicus curiae American Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Robert K. Goethals and Joseph A. Farco. Of counsel on the brief was Jeffrey I.D. Lewis , American Intellectual Property Law Association, of Arlington, VA.
John D. Vandenberg , Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, of Portland, OR, for amicus curiae Microsoft Corporation on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Andrew M. Mason.
Daryl L. Joseffer , King & Spalding LLP, of Washington, DC, for amici curiae Google Inc., et al. on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Karen F. Grohman , of Washington, DC; and Adam M. Conrad , of Charlotte, NC.
Thomas G. Hungar , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of Washington, DC, for amici curiae Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Matthew D. McGill and Alexander N. Harris.
Jennifer Kuhn , Law Office of Jennifer Kuhn, of Austin, TX, for amicus curiae Austin Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc. Of counsel on the brief was Aden M. Allen , Wilson Sonsini Goddrich & Rosati PC, of Austin, TX.
Joseph R. Re , Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, of Irvine, CA, for amicus curiae Federal Circuit Bar Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Joseph M. Reisman and Shelia N. Swaroop. Of counsel on the brief was Terence Stewart , President, Federal Circuit Bar Association, of Washington, DC.
R. Carl Moy , William Mitchell College of Law, of Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Institute of William Mitchell College of Law on rehearing en banc.
Andy I. Corea , St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC, of Stamford, CT, for amicus curiae Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief were Stephen P. McNamara and Todd M. Oberdick.
Charles Hieken , Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, MA, for amicus curiae Paul R. Michel on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was John A. Dragseth.
Janet B. Linn , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC, of White Plains, NY, for amicus curiae Association of the Bar of the City of New York on rehearing en banc.
Paul H. Berghoff , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP, of Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Christopher D. Butts. Of counsel on the brief were Richard F. Phillips and Kevin H. Rhodes , Intellectual Property Owners Association, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Herbert C. Wamsley, Jr.
William L. Respess , San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association, of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, for amicus curiae San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association on rehearing en banc.
Maxim H. Waldbaum , Eaton & Van Winkle LLP, of New York, NY, for amicus curiae Fédération Internationale Des Conseils En Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI) on rehearing en banc. With him on the brief was Robert D. Katz.
Peter S. Menell , University of California at Berkeley School of Law, of Berkeley, CA, for amicus curiae Professor Peter S. Menell on rehearing en banc.
Roger L. Cook , of San Francisco, CA, for amicus Ad Hoc Committee of Patent Owners in the Lighting Industry on rehearing en banc.
Dissenting opinion filed by O'MALLEY, Circuit Judge, with whom RADER, Chief Judge, and REYNA and WALLACH, Circuit Judges, join.
