Rotex Global, LLC v. Gerard Daniel Worldwide, Inc.

Filing 94

ORDER (Memorandum 93 filed previously as separate docket entry) re: pltf's motion 43 for claims construction directing that the disputed language of US Patent No. 8,261,915 shall be construed as follows... (see Paras 1a-b for specifics) & noting court will address outstanding scheduling matters by separate order following telephonic conference set for 4/9/19 @ 10:00 a.m.(See order for complete details.)Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 4/8/19. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROTEX GLOBAL, LLC,
Plaintiff
v.
GERARD DANIEL
WORLDWIDE, INC.,
Defendant

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-CV-2118
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of April, 2019, upon consideration of plaintiff’s
motion (Doc. 43) for claims construction and the parties’ respective briefs regarding
the terms identified for construction (Docs. 74, 76, 79, 88, 89), and following the
claims construction hearing on June 26, 2018, and for the reasons set forth in the
accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

The disputed language of U.S. Patent No. 8,261,915 (the “‘915 Patent”)
shall be CONSTRUED as follows:
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2.

The term “lip” means “an edge, or rim, or a projection or
protrusion from a surface.”
The term “adjacent” means “an object is near or next to another
object, but the objects do not have to be in contact with each
other.”

The court will address outstanding scheduling matters by separate
order following the telephonic status conference scheduled for
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania