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

E.D. Tex.

SimpleAir, Inc. v. Google Inc. et al, No. 2:14-cv-00011 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 27, 2015)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:14-cv-00011, Dkt. No. 107
Decided
April 27, 2015
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
70 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court are Plaintiff’s Opening Brief on Claim Construction (Dkt. No. 68), Defendants’ response (Dkt. No. 76), Plaintiff’s reply (Dkt. No. 82), and Defendants’ sur-reply (Dkt. No. 87). The Court held a claim construction hearing on April 2, 2015. 2 BACKGROUND AND THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT Plaintiff SimpleAir, Inc. (“SimpleAir”) brings action against defendants Google Inc. and its subsidiary YouTube LLC (collectively “Google”). The action alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,572,279 (“the ’279 Patent ”) and U.S. Pat ent No.