Plant Equipment Inc. v. Intrado Inc., No. 2:09-cv-00395 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 27, 2012)

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Before the Court is the construction of the pa rties’ disputed claims, which the Court has preliminarily addressed in its March 1, 2012 Orde r (Dkt. No. 117) and which preliminary order is superseded by this expanded claim construction opini on and order. The Court will first briefly address the patent-in-suit and then turn to the merits of the claim construction issues. I. BACKGROUND OF THE PATENT-IN-SUIT On December 22, 2009, Plaintiff Plant Equipmen t, Inc. (“Plant”) brought this action against Defendant Intrado, Inc.