Pagemelding, Inc. v. Feeva Technology, Inc. et al

Filing 109

ORDER re claim construction hearing (crblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/12/2009)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PAGEMELDING, INC., Plaintiff, v. FEEVA TECHNOLOGY, INC. et al, Defendants. / No. C 08-03484 CRB ORDER RE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING The tutorial and claim construction hearing in the above matter is scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. At oral argument the parties should focus their presentations on the following questions: A. "page file" 1. What kind of page file other than a "web page file" does Plaintiff contend is covered by the term "page file"? 2. Does Plaintiff's construction inject ambiguity into the term? If the Court accepts Plaintiff's construction, would a further construction be necessary to construe the new terms proposed by Plaintiff? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B. "first type network node" and "second type network node" 1. Under Plaintiff's construction, what is the meaning of the word "type" in the claim terms? 2. How does the method of Claim 1 apply to a network node that is not an Internet Content Provider, Internet Service Provider, or organization connected to the Internet? Does Plaintiff take the position that an Internet Content Provider could be a "first type network node" in some circumstances? 3. Assuming the doctrine of claim differentiation applies, can the presumption it creates be rebutted in this case? 4. What alternative constructions would be permissible if the Court rejects both parties' proposals? Each party is allotted up to one hour for its presentation. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 12, 2009 CHARLES R. BREYER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE G:\CRBALL\2008\3484\order re claim construction.wpd 2

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