HVAC Technology LLC v. Southland Industries

Filing 38

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on April 8, 2016. (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HVAC TECHNOLOGY LLC,
Plaintiff,

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CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER

v.

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SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES,
Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 5:15-cv-02934-PSG

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Plaintiff HVAC Technology LLC claims that Defendant Southland Industries infringes

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U.S. Patents Nos. 7,444,731 and 7,478,761. Consistent with Pat. L.R. 4-3(c), the parties seek

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construction of terms and phrases in claims in the patents-in-suit.1 The parties appeared for a

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claim construction hearing earlier today.2 To avoid unnecessary delay, the court issues its

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constructions without its full reasoning and analysis:

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PATENT NOS.

CLAIM TERM/PHRASE

CONSTRUCTION

’731

“bracket”

’761
’731, ’761

“protection bracket”
“mounting (in/to) / mounted
(in/to/on)”

“a structure having a body, an arm coupled to the body, a
support guide located within the arm and configured to provide
support to a pipe, a base coupled to the body and configured to
attach to a platform, the base further configured to provide
support to the body”
plain and ordinary meaning
plain and ordinary meaning

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See Docket No. 27.

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See Docket No. 37.

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PATENT NOS.

CLAIM TERM/PHRASE

CONSTRUCTION

’731

“loading . . . to”

’761
’731
’761
’731

“ventilation flow control unit”
“HVAC pipe assembly”
“preassembled / preassembling”
“positioning / positioning . . .
proximate to”
“transporting surface”
“riser”

“physically attaching . . . to, setting . . . in or on, or engaging . . .
to or with”
plain and ordinary meaning
plain and ordinary meaning
plain and ordinary meaning
plain and ordinary meaning

’731
’761

plain and ordinary meaning
plain and ordinary meaning

The parties should rest assured that the court arrived at these constructions with a full

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appreciation of not only the relevant intrinsic evidence, but also the Federal Circuit’s teaching in

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Phillips v. AWH Corp.3 and its progeny. So that the parties may pursue whatever recourse they
believe is necessary, a complete opinion will issue before entry of any judgment.

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Northern District of California

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SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 8, 2016
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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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415 F.3d 1303, 1312-15 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
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