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

E.D. Tex.

E-Watch, Inc et al v. March Networks Corporation, No. 9:06-cv-00025 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 4, 2006)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division
Case No.
No. 9:06-cv-00025, Dkt. No. 69
Decided
August 4, 2006
Judge
Ron Clark, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION that the jury shall be instructed in accordance with the court's interpretation of the disputed claim terms in the '183 and '692 patents
Length
25 pages

From the Opinion

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CONSTRUING CLAIM TERMS OF UNITED STATES PATENT NO. 6,970,183 AND NO. 6,392,692 Plaintiffs E-Watch, Inc. and e-Watch Corporation (collectively “E-Watch”) filed suit against Defendant March Networks Corporation (“March Networks”) claiming infringement of United States Patent No. 6,970,183 (“the ` 183 patent”) and United States Patent No. 6,392,692 (“the ` 692 patent”). The court conducted a Markman hearing to assist the court in interpreting the meaning of th e claim terms in dispute.