Legal Opinion · Dissent

TiVo Inc. v. EchoStar Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided April 20, 2011No. 2009-1374Published

1Dissent

DYK, Circuit Judge,

with whom

Chief Judge RADER and Circuit Judges GAJARSA, LINN, and PROST join, dissenting-in-part.

While I join Parts A(l)-(3)(a) of the majority decision, I dissent from parts A(3)(b) and B. In particular, I dissent from the majority’s decision to uphold the finding of contempt of the disablement provision. In my view, the disablement provision does not bar the installation of modified software that renders the devices non-infringing, and, even if the provision were unclear, an unclear injunction cannot be the basis for contempt. The majority’s holding that lack of clarity…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Clark v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. International Longshoremen's Ass'n, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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