C&C Jewelry Mfg Inc v. Trent West

Filing 64

ORDER REQUESTING FURTHER BRIEFING. Signed by Judge Jeremy Fogel on 3/16/2010. (jflc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/16/2010)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 C a s e No. 09-1303-JF (HRL) O R D E R REQUESTING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ( JF E X 1 ) **E-Filed 3/16/10** UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION C&C JEWELRY MFG., INC., Plaintiff, v. TRENT WEST, Case No. 09-1303-JF (HRL) ORDER REQUESTING FURTHER BRIEFING [re: document no. 52] Defendant. And Related Counter Claims In anticipation of the claim construction hearing in the instant case, the Court hereby requests supplemental briefing with respect to whether a "to provide clause", such as that found in claim 10 of the `314 patent and claim 11 of the `974 patent, should be construed as a "whereby clause" under Hoffer v. Microsoft Corp., 405 F.3d 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (finding that "a whereby clause in a method claim is not given weight when it simply expresses the intended result of a process step positively recited", except "when the `whereby' clause states a condition that is material to patentability") (internal citation and quotation marks omitted). The parties' supplemental briefs, which shall not exceed five (5) pages in length, shall be filed on or before March 24, 2010. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: 3/16/ 2010 JEREMY FOGEL United States District Judge 2 C a s e No. 09-1303-JF (HRL) O R D E R REQUESTING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ( JF E X 1 )

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