Samish Indian Nation v. United States

Network Commerce, Inc. and CRS, LLC appeal from the judgment of the District Court for the Western District of Washington holding that Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") did not infringe any claim of United States Patent No. 6,073,124 (the "124 patent") either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Network Commerce, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 01-CV-1991 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 10, 2003) ("Network II"). We hold that the district court was substantially correct in its construction of the term "download component" and affirm its judgment of non-infringement. We also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Network Commerce a Rule 56(f) continuance.