SBC Patent Infringement Dismissal

Haynes and Boone served as lead counsel for patent-infringement defendants Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc. and Ameritech Services, Inc. We successfully moved court to dismiss section 271(g) infringement claims against all SBC defendants, which resulted in a stipulated dismissal of Southwestern Bell Communications Services from the case. Patent involved method and apparatus for installing fiber-optic cable. Case settled. British Telecommunications, PLC v. SBC Communications, Inc., 1:03-cv-526 (D. Del.)