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

E.D. Tex.

SmartPhone Technologies LLC v. ZTE Corporation et al, No. 6:12-cv-00350 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 29, 2013)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:12-cv-00350, Dkt. No. 91
Decided
August 29, 2013
Judge
John D. Love, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. The court adopts the constructions as set forth in this order
Length
22 pages

From the Opinion

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This claim construction opinion construes the disputed claim terms in U.S. Patent Nos. RE40,459 (“the ‘459 patent”); 7,076,275 (“the ‘275 patent”); and 7,506,064 (“the ‘064 patent”). Plaintiff SmartPhone Technologies LLC (“Smar tPhone”) alleges Defendants Huawei Device USA Inc., Futurewei Technologies, Inc., ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA), Inc., and ZTE Solutions, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) infringe the pa tents-in-suit. The part ies have presented their claim construction positions (No. 6:12cv245, Do c. Nos. 162, 163 & 167; No. 6:12cv350, Doc. Nos.