Satisfaction of Judgement to Patentee Bars Claim by Licensee

Immersion Corp. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., [05-1358](April 4, 2007)[PROST, Newman, Archer] The Federal Circuit affirmed dismissal of patent infringement claims by a third party defendant for lack of standing.
BRIEF: Immersion sued Sony for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,275,213 and 6,424,333. Before trial ISLLC wrote to Sony claiming to be an exclusive licensee under those patents and therefore alleging rights in the litigation. The Federal Circuit ducked the issue of whether ISLLC had standing because Sony had satisfied the judgment in favor or Immersion, concluding that ISLLC cannot recover from Sony based on the same alleged acts of infringement.