Sycamore IP Holdings LLC v. Teleport Communications America, LLC et al, No. 2:16-cv-00588 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 14, 2017)

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This order addresses the construction of a single term of the patent at issue in this case, U.S. Patent No. 6,952,405 (“the ’405 patent”). Both parties filed briefs ( Dkt. Nos. 89, 96, and 101), and on February 24, 2017, the Court held a telephonic hearing to address the issue. T he Court issues this order setting forth the Court’s construction of the term “transition indicator,” which is found in what the parties identify as the relevant patent claims, claims 1, 7, and 8 of the ’405 patent.1 Claim 1 of the ’405 pa…