United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2007-1578
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION (also known as Sumco),
and SUMCO USA CORPORATION (also known as Sumco USA),
Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.
R. Terrance Rader, Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were Linda Dupont Mettes and Leigh C. Taggart. Robert M. Evans, Jr. Senniger Powers LLP, of St. Louis, Missouri, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were David W. Harlan and Marc W. Vander Tuig. Appealed from: United States District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong
2United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2007-1578
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION (also known as Sumco),
and SUMCO USA CORPORATION (also known as Sumco USA),
Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of California in Case No. 05-CV-2133, Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong.
DECIDED: December 5, 2008
Before NEWMAN, PLAGER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.
The court concludes that jurisdiction of this appeal is properly with the Federal Circuit, for the right to relief depends on resolution of a substantial question of patent law.
On the merits, in accordance with Federal Circuit Rule 36 we summarily affirm the district court’s judgment.