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E.D. Tex.

Gobeli Research Ltd v. Apple Computer Inc et al, No. 2:04-cv-00149 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 26, 2005)

Claims Construed
Claim Construction
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:04-cv-00149, Dkt. No. 61
Decided
August 26, 2005
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - Court finds that "as a function of priority" means "based on either time or level of importance"
Length
18 pages

From the Opinion

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The c ourt iss ues th is m emorandum o pinion a nd or der t o r esolve th e parties’ c laim construction disputes. 1. Introduction The plaintiff, Gobeli Research, Ltd. (“Gobeli”), claims the defendants, Apple Computer Inc. (“Apple”) and Sun Microsy stems, Inc. (“Sun”), infringe two claims of the pa tent-in-suit, United States Patent No. 5,418,968 (“the ‘968 patent”). The parties filed claim construction briefs and the court held a Markman hearing.

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