InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Judge Taranto - I think that's it's good that Judge Taranto was on
the panel for the oral arguments last week. He was the judge that
asked the most questions and he appeared on top of the issues. The
reason why I say that it's good to have him on the panel is because
he was an excellent patent attorney who ran his own firm that
specialized in arguing in front of the CAFC.

I know this because he was instrumental in saving Rambus' patent rights
after a federal judge in Virginia (Judge Payne) decimated them by
butchering the Markman and getting many other things wrong as well.
This was back in the 2000 - 2003 timeframe and he even represented
Rambus after that into 2010 - check the second link below.

I think it's important to have him as a judge because he's well aware
of how small and innovative patent companies can often get the short
end of the stick. He knows that it's important to have good legal
representation and knowledgeable and ethical judges on the panel. He
was very well prepared last week and he was very inquisitive. He also
let InterDigital's Max Grant explain things in detail without
continually interrupting him like he did with the ITC's attorney.

Here's the big win that attorney Taranto got for Rambus back in 2003:

United States Court of Appeals,Federal Circuit.

RAMBUS INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG, Infineon Technologies North America Corp., and Infineon Technologies Holding North America Inc., Defendants-Cross Appellants.


Decided: January 29, 2003

Before RADER, BRYSON, and PROST, Circuit Judges. Richard G. Taranto,Farr & Taranto, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant:


http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-federal-circuit/1361689.html

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