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

E.D. Tex.

Stambler v. Intuit Inc. et al, No. 2:10-cv-00181 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 28, 2011)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:10-cv-00181, Dkt. No. 365
Decided
September 28, 2011
Judge
Charles Everingham IV, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - regarding the parties' claim construction disputes
Length
27 pages

From the Opinion

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I. INTRODUCTION On May 28, 2010, plaintiff Leon Stambler (“Plaintiff” or “Stambler”) brought suit against numerous defendants (“Defendant s”), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,793,302 (the “’302 Patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 5,974,148 (the “’148 Patent”). Th ese patents share a common specification 1 and are both entitled “Method for S ecuring Information Relevant to a Transaction.” This Court has previously provi ded claim constructions for numerous terms and phrases in the ’148 and ’302 patents. See Stambler v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., et al.