Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 1463

ORDER REGARDING SAMSUNG'S MOTION FOR LIMITED ADDITIONAL CLAIM CONSTRUCTION (ECF NO. 1461). Signed by Judge Lucy Koh on 3/14/14. (lhklc5, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/14/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
APPLE, INC., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff and Counterdefendant,
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a
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Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
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ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York )
corporation; and SAMSUNG
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company,
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Defendants and Counterclaimants. )
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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER REGARDING SAMSUNG’S
MOTION FOR LIMITED ADDITIONAL
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION (ECF NO.
1461)

Late on March 13, 2014, Samsung filed an “administrative motion” for limited additional

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claim construction regarding the term “means for transmission of said captured video over a

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cellular frequency” in claim 15 of the ’239 patent. Although Samsung’s motion is not in fact an

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“administrative motion” under Civil Local Rule 7-11, Apple shall respond by Monday, March 17,

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2014. The Court requests that Apple address in its response the question as to whether

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construction of this term, and means-plus-function terms generally, is required by law; whether

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additional expert discovery and motions would be necessitated by Samsung’s proposed additional

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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER REGARDING SAMSUNG’S MOTION FOR LIMITED ADDITIONAL CLAIM CONSTRUCTION (ECF
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claim construction; and the impact of the Court’s prior construction of claim 1 of the ’239 patent

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on claim 15.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 14, 2014

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER REGARDING SAMSUNG’S MOTION FOR LIMITED ADDITIONAL CLAIM CONSTRUCTION (ECF
NO. 1461)