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

E.D. Tex.

Cies Bisker, LLC v. 3M Company et al, No. 2:08-cv-00115 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 25, 2009)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:08-cv-00115, Dkt. No. 137
Decided
November 25, 2009
Judge
Caroline Craven, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION ORDERING the claim terms addressed herein and parties are further ORDERED that they may not refer, directly or indirectly, to each others claim construction positions in the presence of the jury
Length
24 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.

Before the Court are Plaintiff’s Opening Claim Construction Brief (Dkt. No. 104), Defendants’ Responsive Claim Construction Brief (Dkt. No. 110), and Plaintiff’s Claim Construction Reply Brief (Dkt. No. 119). Also before the Court are the Local Patent Rule (LPR) 4-3 Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement (Dkt. No. 95) and the LPR 4-5 Joint Claim Construction Chart (Dkt. No. 95-2). A claim construction hearing, in accordance with Markman v. Westview Instruments, 52 F.3d 967 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (en banc), aff’d, 517 U.S.