Legal Opinion
Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. v. Covad Communications Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 17, 2001No. 00-1475PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. (“Bell Atlantic”) is the owner of United States Patent No. 5,812,786 (“the '786 patent”), which concerns certain data transmission services, particularly certain digital subscriber line (“DSL”) services.1 In 1999, Bell Atlantic brought this patent infringement action against Covad Communications Company, Inc., DIECA Communications, Inc., and Covad Communications Group, Inc. (collectively “Covad”), alleging that certain DSL services offered by Covad infringe the '786 patent. On April 4, 2000, the United States District Court for the…
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