Avid Technology, Inc. v. Harmonic, Inc., No. 15-1246 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 29, 2016)

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The jury in this case found that Harmonic, Inc. did not infringe two patents asserted by Avid Technology, Inc. On one of two claim element s that were the focus of the dispute at trial, the district court gave the jury a narrow construction based on what the court determined to be a prosecution disclaimer . We hold that construction to be incorrect.