UNILOC USA, INC. and Uniloc Singapore Private Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant-Cross Appellant.

*1295 Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett and Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Don O. Burley; Erik R. Puknys and Aaron J. Capron, of Palo Alto, CA. Of counsel on the brief were Paul J. Hayes and Dean G. Bostock, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC, of Boston, MA.

Frank E. Scherkenbach, Fish and Richardson P.C., of Boston, MA, argued for defendant-cross appellant. With him on the brief were Kurt L. Glitzenstein; John W. Thornburgh, of San Diego, CA and Laura R. Braden, of Washington, DC.

Before RADER, Chief Judge, LINN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

LINN, Circuit Judge.

Uniloc USA, Inc. and Uniloc Singapore Private Limited (collectively, "Uniloc") appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island granting Microsoft Corporation's ("Microsoft") motion for judgment as a matter of law (