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

E.D. Tex.

Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC v. United Microelectronics Corporation, No. 2:24-cv-00730 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 30, 2026)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:24-cv-00730, Dkt. No. 204
Decided
January 30, 2026
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Order
Length
39 pages

From the Opinion

The passage below is extracted verbatim from the opening of the document. It has not been editorially summarized — consult the full opinion for the court's complete reasoning.

On December 18, 2025, the Court held a hearing to determine the proper construction of the disputed claim terms in U.S. Patent No. 7,579,227 (“’227 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,923,764 (“’764 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,253,180 (“’180 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,587,076 (“’076 Patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 8,796,779 (“’779 Patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”) . Having reviewed the arguments made by the parties at the hearing and in their claim construction Page 2 of 39 briefing (Dkt. Nos.