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

E.D. Tex.

Paradox Security Systems, Ltd. et al v. ADT Security Services, Inc. et al, No. 2:06-cv-00462 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 23, 2008)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:06-cv-00462, Dkt. No. 157
Decided
December 23, 2008
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION AND ORDER - the court adopts the constructions set forth in this opinion. The court issues the following order concerning the claim construction issues
Length
35 pages

From the Opinion

The passage below is extracted verbatim from the opening of the document. It has not been editorially summarized — consult the full opinion for the court's complete reasoning.

After considering the submissions and the arguments of counsel, the court issues the following order concerning the claim construction issues: I. Introduction Plaintiffs Paradox Security Systems, Ltd. (“ Paradox”), Shmuel Hershkovitz and Pinhas Shpater (collectively, “plaintiffs”) allege that defendants ADT Security Services, Inc. and Tyco Safety Products Canada, Ltd. (formerly Digi tal Security Controls , Ltd.), Monitronics International, Inc. and Protection One, Inc. (col lectively, “defendants”) infringe claims 1, 2, 5 and 11 of U.S. Patent No.