Legal Opinion
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Articulate Systems, Inc., Defendant-Cross v. Dragon Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 7, 2000No. 99-1165, 99-1198PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Apple Computer, Inc. (“Apple”) appeals the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, invalidating U.S. Patent No. 5,469,540 (“the '540 patent”), issued November 21, 1995 and assigned to Apple. 1 Articulate Systems, Inc. (“Articulate”) cross-appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for attorneys’ fees. We affirm-in-part, reverse-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
BACKGROUND
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