Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et al
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NOTICE by Anascape, Ltd NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Baxter, Samuel)
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Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et al
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Case 9:06-cv-00158-RHC
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Filed 08/31/2007
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION Anascape, Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Microsoft Corp., and Nintendo of America, Inc., Defendants. Civil Action No. 9:06-cv-158-RC
NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY Anascape, Ltd. submits the following Notice of Supplemental Authority relevant to both the August 22, 2007 claim construction hearing and the claim construction hearing tentatively scheduled for September 19, 2007. Anascape submits the following case, which was decided after the completion of the parties' claim construction briefing, for the Court's consideration regarding claim differentiation and its role in the claim construction process: The Saunders Group, Inc. v. Comfortrac, Inc., ___ F.3d ___, No. 2006-1576, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 15235 (Fed. Cir. June 27, 2007). (rejecting the district court's construction of the term "pneumatic cylinder" as requiring at least one pressure activated seal, despite the specification's teaching of only a single embodiment that included such a seal and limiting statements in the prosecution history, because of the "powerful indicator" of claim differentiation, and stating that "while the restrictive language of the specification might be sufficient in other contexts to limit the scope of the claims, it is not sufficient in this case, where
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the language of the claims so clearly distinguishes between those claims that require the presence of a pressure activated seal and those that do not").
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DATED: August 31, 2007
Respectfully submitted, McKOOL SMITH PC /s/ Sam Baxter Sam Baxter Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 01938000 sbaxter@mckoolsmith.com P.O. Box O, 104 E. Houston Street, Suite 300 Marshall, Texas 75670 Telephone: (903) 923-9000 Facsimile: (903) 923-9099 Theodore Stevenson, III Texas State Bar No. 19196650 tstevenson@mckoolsmith.com Luke F. McLeroy Texas State Bar No. 24041455 lmcleroy@mckoolsmith.com Anthony M. Garza Texas State Bar No. 24050644 agarza@mckoolsmith.com McKool Smith PC 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: (214) 978-4000 Telecopier: (214) 978-4044 Robert M. Parker Texas State Bar No. 15498000 rmparker@pbatyler.com Robert Christopher Bunt Texas State Bar No. 00787165 rcbunt@pbatyler.com Charles Ainsworth Texas State Bar No. 00783521 charley@pbatyler.com Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth P.C. 100 E. Ferguson Street, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Telephone: (903) 531-3535 Telecopier: (903) 533-9687 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ANASCAPE, LTD.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a) on August 31, 2007. As such, this notice was served on all counsel who has consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A). /s/ Luke F. McLeroy
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