Fenner Investments, Ltd., v. 3Com Corporation et al, No. 6:08-cv-00061 (E.D. Tex. May 26, 2009)

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This claim construction opinion construes the disputed terms in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,842,224 (“the ‘224 patent”) and 7,145,906 (“the ‘906 patent”). In the above-styled cause of action, Plaintiff Fenner Investments Ltd. (“Fenner”) accuses Defendants Extreme Networks, Inc. and Enterasys Networks, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) of infringing claims 3, 8, and 12 of the ‘224 patent and claims 9, 10, 19, and 20 of the ‘906 patent. The parties have submitted a number of claim terms for construction. Fenner filed an Opening Claim Construction Brief, (Doc. No.