Lyft, Inc. v. Quartz Auto Technologies LLC, No. 24-1089 (Fed. Cir. June 27, 2025)

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Quartz Auto Technologies LLC (Quartz) appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California of non-infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,847,871 (’871 patent) and 7,958,215 (’215 pa- tent) in favor of Lyft, Inc. (Lyft). Quartz contends that the district court erred in construing the claim term “defective operational conditions in said automobile” in the ’ 871 pa- tent and the claim terms “alert” and “the event” in the ’215 patent. For the reasons below, we affirm.