Legal Opinion
Futurewei Technologies, Inc. v. Acacia Research Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 3, 2013No. 18-1976PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TARANTO, Circuit Judge.
Huawei Device USA Inc. and Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (collectively, “Huawei”) appeal a district court’s dismissal of their complaint. We affirm.
Background
Access Co., Ltd., which sells software for mobile communication devices, owns the five patents at issue in this appeal (“the five patents”). On July 31, 2009, Access entered into an exclusive license agreement with Acacia Patent Acquisition LLC (“APAC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation. The agreement gives APAC “the exclusive right to grant sublicenses, to sue for and collect past, present…
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