Free Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00876-GMS

Document 135

Filed 04/21/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ALCATEL USA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Civil Action No. 04-874 GMS

Civil Action No. 04-875 GMS

Civil Action No. 04-876 GMS

ORDER WHEREAS, on July 16, 2004, the plaintiff, Telcordia Technologies, Inc. ("Telcordia"), filed the above-captioned patent infringement actions against Alcatel USA, Inc. ("Alcatel"), Lucent Technologies, Inc. ("Lucent"), and Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") (collectively, the "defendants");

Case 1:04-cv-00876-GMS

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WHEREAS, on February 17, 2006, the parties submitted a Final Joint Claim Chart (the "Chart") (D.I. 98); WHEREAS, upon inspection of the Chart, the court has discovered that many of the defendants' proposed constructions for U.S. Patent Nos. Re. 36,633 and 4,835,7631 are not constructions but, rather, arguments that the claim limitations at issue are indefinite for failure to satisfy the requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112(2); and WHEREAS, the court does not permit summary judgment arguments, including indefiniteness arguments, during the claim construction phase of the litigation; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The court will not entertain indefiniteness arguments during the Markman Claim Construction hearing. 2. The defendants shall prepare their arguments consistent with this Order.

Dated: April 21, 2006

/s/ Gregory M. Sleet UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Telcordia's action against Alcatel does not include U.S. Patent No. 4,835,763. 2