Aloft Media, LLC v. Oracle Corporation et al

Filing 162

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF filed by Aloft Media, LLC. (PLAINTIFFS OPENING BRIEF REGARDING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Williams, Danny)

Aloft Media, LLC v. Oracle Corporation et al

Doc. 162 Att. 4

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION ALOFT MEDIA, LLC, Plaintiff, v. ORACLE CORPORATION, ET AL., Defendants. § § § § § §

Aloft's Exhibit 4

Civil Action No. 6:09-CV-304 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

DEFENDANTS' PRELIMINARY CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS UNDER LOCAL PATENT RULE 4-2

Fair Isaac Corporation, Halliburton Co., and Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (collectively "Defendants") hereby submit their Preliminary Claim Constructions as required by Local Patent Rule 4-2 for United States Patent Nos. 7,499,898 ("the `898 Patent") and 7,593,910 ("the `910 Patent"). Aloft has accused Fair Isaac Corporation of infringing Claims 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 128, 129, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 209, 326, 335, 346, 363, 365, 366, 367, and 368 from the `910 Patent, and Claims 14, 15, 17, 19, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 57, 62, and 63 from the `898 Patent. Aloft has accused Halliburton Co. and Halliburton Energy

Services, Inc. of infringing Claims 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 128, 129, 135, 139, 140, 141, 157, 159, 161, 163, 166, 172, 176, 177, 209, 326, 335, 346, 363, 365, 366, and 368 from the `910 Patent, and Claims 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 57, and 63 from the `898 Patent. Collectively, these claims are referred to hereafter as the "Asserted Claims."

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Defendants submit that the following claim terms from the Asserted Claims are intractably ambiguous and not amenable to construction. As a result, the claims indicated in the chart below are indefinite and invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112(2).

TERMS decision logic capable of performing decision logic decision making logic related to decision making capable of performing logic related to decision making potential feasible hybrid theme decision hierarchy display per the application computer code for processing universal modules collaborative decision platform assessing uncertainties value sources of value

LOCATION IN CLAIMS 898 - Cl. 14 898 - Cl. 14 898 - Cl. 46 910 - Cl. 110 910 - Cl. 110 910 - Cl. 110 898 - Cl. 14, 63 910 - Cl. 110, 209 898 - Cl. 14, 45, 63 910 - Cl. 110, 157, 159, 209 898 - Cl. 14 898 - Cl. 14 898 - Cl. 15 910 - Cl. 111, 118, 119, 120, 121 898 - Cl. 22 910 - Cl. 117 898 - Cl. 35 910 - Cl. 129 898 - Cl. 42, 43, 44 910 - Cl. 139, 140, 141, 176, 177 898 - Cl. 42, 43, 44 910 - Cl. 140, 141, 177

While reserving the right to assert that additional claim terms listed in DEFENDANTS' INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS AND DISCLOSURES UNDER LOCAL PATENT RULES 3-3 AND 3-4 are indefinite, Defendants believe that any term in the Asserted Claims that is amenable to construction has its plain and ordinary meaning and, to the extent there is no disagreement as to the plain and ordinary meaning, does not require construction by the Court.

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The Defendants may rely on an expert witness to testify as to plain and ordinary meaning and the level of ordinary skill in the art for the `898 and `910 patents and to assist the Court in determining whether one of skill in the art would understand what is claimed by the Asserted Claims.

November 2, 2010

Respectfully submitted, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. By: /s/ Eric B. Hall Brett C. Govett Texas Bar No. 08235900 Lead Attorney Email: [e-mail] Miriam L. Quinn Texas Bar No. 24037313 Email: [e-mail] Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800 Dallas, TX 75201-2784 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Eric B. Hall Texas Bar No. 24012767 Email: [e-mail] Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010-3095 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for Defendant Fair Isaac Corporation

McKool Smith, P.C. By: /s/ Phillip Aurentz

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Theodore Stevenson, III Texas State Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] Aimee Perilloux Fagan Texas State Bar No. 24010299 [e-mail] Phillip Aurentz Texas State Bar No. 24059404 [e-mail] McKool Smith, P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Halliburton Company and Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

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