IN RE REMBRANDT TECHNOLOGIES LP PATENT LITIGATION

2017-1784.

899 F.3d 1254 (2018)

IN RE: REMBRANDT TECHNOLOGIES LP PATENT LITIGATION Rembrandt Technologies, LP, Rembrandt Technologies, LLC, dba Remstream, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Comcast of Florida/Pennsylvania, LP, Adelphia Consolidation LLC, Motorola, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Comcast of Pennsylvania II, LP, Century-TCI California Communications, LP, Century-TCI Holdings, LLC, Parnassos Communications, LP, CSC Holdings, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC, Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Cox-Com, Inc., Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Thomson, Inc., NETGEAR, Inc., Charter Communications Operating LLC, CCO Holdings LLC, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Parnassos Holdings, LLC, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Comcast Corporation, Cablevision Systems Corporation, Ambit Microsystems, Inc., Defendants-Appellees Century-TCI Distribution Company, LLC, Western NY Cablevision, LP, Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corp, CBS Corporation, NBC Universal Inc, Century-TCI California, LP, Parnassos Distribution Company I, LLC, Parnassos Distribution Company II, LLC, Parnassos, LP, ABC, Inc, Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc, Comcast of Plano, LP, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Sealed Opinion Issued: July 27, 2018.

Public Opinion Issued: August 15, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS GOLDSTEIN , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by TEJINDER SINGH .

JOHN C. O'QUINN , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all defendants-appellees. Defendants-appellees Motorola, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Thomson, Inc., Ambit Microsystems, Inc., NETGEAR, Inc. also represented by AARON NIELSON , JASON M. WILCOX ; STEVEN CHERNY , New York, NY.

BRIAN LEE FERRALL , Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees Comcast of Florida/Pennsylvania, LP, Comcast of Pennsylvania II, LP, Century-TCI California Communications, LP, Century-TCI Holdings, LLC, Parnassos Communications, LP, Parnassos Holdings, LLC, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Comcast Corporation. Also represented by LEO L. LAM .

BENJAMIN HERSHKOWITZ , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, for defendants-appellees CSC Holdings, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation. Also represented by JOSH KREVITT , ROBERT SCOTT ROE .

THOMAS LEE DUSTON , Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees Time Warner Cable, LLC, Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Charter Communications Operating LLC, CCO Holdings LLC. Also represented by JULIANNE M. HARTZELL , KEVIN DAVID HOGG .

MICHAEL CRAIG HARWOOD , Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY, for defendants-appellees Adelphia Communications Corporation, Adelphia Consolidation LLC.

MITCHELL G. STOCKWELL , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA, for defendant-appellee CoxCom, Inc. Also represented by RICHARD W. GOLDSTUCKER .

Before O'Malley, Mayer, and Reyna, Circuit Judges.


This appeal derives from a multitude of patent infringement actions that plaintiffs-appellants Rembrandt Technologies, LLC and Rembrandt Technologies, L.P. (collectively, "Rembrandt") filed in the mid-2000s against dozens of cable companies, cable equipment manufacturers, and broadcast networks. The cases were consolidated...

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