BMC Software, Inc. v. ServiceNow, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-00903 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 13, 2015)

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On July 10, 2015, the Court held a hearing to determine the proper construction of the disputed claim terms in United States Patent Nos. 5,978,594 (“the ’594 Patent”), 6,816,898 (“the ’898 Patent”), 6,895,586 (“the ’586 Patent”), 7,062,683 (“the ’683 Patent”), 7,617,073 (“the ’073 Patent”), 8,646,093 (“the ’093 Patent”), and 8 ,674,992 (“the ’992 Patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”). After considering the argu ments made by the parties at the hearing and in the parties’ claim construction briefing (Dkt. Nos.