NexStep, Inc. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, No. 22-1815 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 24, 2024)

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NexStep, Inc., (NexStep) appeals from a final judgment that Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, (Comcast) did not infringe U.S. Patent No s. 8,885,802 (’802 patent) and 8,280,009 (’009 patent). After construing the term “VoIP” in the ’802 patent, the district court granted summary judgment of non-infringement. The ’009 patent proceeded to a jury trial , and the jury found no literal infringement but infringement under the doctrine of equivalents .