24 terms from six patents are construed regarding digital camera technology
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd., et al., Civil Action No. 04-1436-JJF-LPS, November 13, 2009.
Stark, M.J. The Magistrate makes recommendations regarding the construction of 24 disputed terms for the six patents-in-suit.
The Magistrate makes recommendations as to seven groupings of disputed terms for the six patents-in-suit. Tutorials and claim construction arguments were presented on June 11, 2009. The patents relate to digital camera technology. Some of the terms were previously construed by the Court in earlier litigation. The Magistrate agrees with defendants that those rulings are not dispositive here since there is no res judicata or collateral estoppel bar. He conducts his own analysis and ultimately agrees with Judge Farnan’s conclusions. In addition the reexamination history must be taken into consideration. The court construes the terms de novo without according any deference to the PTO, which may have erred.
