Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Avid Identifications Systems v. Phillips Electronics North America Corp et al, No. 2:04-cv-00183 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 3, 2006)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:04-cv-00183, Dkt. No. 161
Decided
February 3, 2006
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - Court construes the corresponding structure to include a controller and demodulator configured to operate in the manner described at Col.6:39-57 and Col. 6:60-65
Length
33 pages

From the Opinion

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The court issues this memorandum opinion and order to resolve the parties’ various claim construction disputes. 1. Introduction. The plaintiff, AVID Identification Systems, Inc., (“AVID”) asserts various claims of three patents against defendants Phili ps Electronics North Amer ica Corporation, Koninklijke Phili ps Electronics N.V., The Cry stal Import Corporation, Medical Management International, Inc., and Datamars SA. The patents are United States Patent No. 5,235,326 (“the ‘326 patent”), United States Patent No.