Tecsec, Inc. v. International Business MacHines Corp.

Opinion

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

TECSEC, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee,

and

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., SAS INSTITUTE, INC., SAP AMERICA, INC., SAP, AG, SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC., ORACLE CORPORATION, SYBASE, INC., SOFTWARE AG, SOFTWARE AG, INC., ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC., EBAY, INC., and PAYPAL, INC., Defendants. ____________________

2011-1303 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 10-CV-0115, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________ GREGORY N. STILLMAN, Hunton & Williams LLP, of Norfolk, Virginia, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL A. O’SHEA and MICHAEL A. OAKES, of Washington, DC; and ANDREW G. DINOVO and ADAM G. PRICE, DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy LLP, of Austin, Texas.

JOHN M. DESMARAIS, Desmarais, LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellee. Of counsel on the brief were JON T. HOHENTHANER, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, of New York, New York; and ELIZABETH BERNARD and WILLIAM H. BURGESS, of Washington, DC. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LINN, DYK, and PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 18, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk