Enhanced Security Research, LLC. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 10-1436 (Fed. Cir. June 14, 2011)

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

ENHANCED SECURITY RESEARCH, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. AND 3COM CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellees,

AND

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. AND CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

INC.,

Defendants-Appellees,

AND

FORTINET, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

AND

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES

CORPORATION, NOKIA CORPORATION, AND

NOKIA INC.,

Defendants-Appellees,

AND

SONICWALL, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

AND

SOURCEFIRE, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

2AND

JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

2010-1436, -1437

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Nos. 09-CV-0390 and 09-CV-0871, Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr.

JUDGMENT

SARA A. POULOS, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With her on the brief were MARTIN R. LUECK, COLE M. FAUVER, JULIA DAYTON KLEIN and BRENDA L. JOLY.

DARYL L. JOSEFFER, King & Spalding LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for all defendants-appellees, except Juniper Networks, Inc. With him on the brief for defendants-appellees Nokia Corporation and Nokia, Inc. were ROBERT F. PERRY and ALEXAS D. SKUCAS, of New York, New York. On the brief for defendants-appellees Cisco Systems, Inc. and 3Com Corporation were HENRY B. GUTMAN and NOAH LEIBOWITZ, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, of New York, New York; and JEFFREY E. OSTROW, of Palo Alto, California. On the brief for defendants-appellees Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. and Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. were EDWARD J. DEFRANCO and JAMES M. GLASS, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, of New York, New York. On the brief for defendant-appellee Fortinet, Inc. was STEFANI E. SHANBERG, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, of Palo Alto, California. On the brief for defendant-appellee International Business Machines Corporation were HOLMES J. HAWKINS III, NATASHA H. MOFFITT, and CHARLES A. PANNELL III, King & Spalding LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia. On the brief for defendant-appellee SonicWALL, Inc. were COLBY B. SPRINGER and

3KENNETH B. WILSON, Carr & Ferrell LLP, of Menlo Park, California. On the brief for defendant-appellee Sourcefire, Inc. were ALEXANDER J. HADJIS, Morris & Foerster LLP, of Washington, DC; and MICHAEL E. ANDERSON, of McLean, Virginia. Of counsel was PETER J. DAVIS, Morrison & Foerster LLP, of Washington, DC.

JONATHAN S. KAGAN, Irell & Manella, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee, Juniper Networks, Inc. With him on the brief were MORGAN CHU; DAVID C. MCPHIE and REBECCA CLIFFORD, of Newport Beach, California.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: