UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Thomas B. Pender
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LITHIUM METAL OXIDE
`CATHODE MATERIALS, LITHIUM-ION
`BATTERIES FOR POWER TOOL
`PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME, AND
`POWER TOOL PRODUCTS WITH
`LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES CONTAINING
`SAME
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`
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-951
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART
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`Pursuant to Order No. 6 and Ground Rule 8.3, Complainants BASF Corporation and
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`UChicago Argonne LLC (collectively, “Complainants”), Respondents Umicore S.A., Umicore
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`USA Inc., Makita Corporation, Makita Corporation of America, and Makita U.S.A. Inc.
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`(collectively, “Respondents”), and the Commission Investigative Staff (“Staff”) (altogether, the
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`“Parties”) by and through their undersigned counsel hereby submit their Joint Claim
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`Construction Chart. Attachment A identifies proposed constructions for the ten disputed claim
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`terms identified by the parties for construction. Attachment B identifies the parties’ agreed upon
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`constructions for six terms. The proposed constructions are for claim terms from the asserted
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`claims of United States Patent No. 6,677,082 (“the ’082 patent”) and United States Patent No.
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`6,680,143 (“the ’143 patent”).
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 8.3, the Parties jointly identify the following claim terms whose
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`construction will be most significant to the resolution of the case:
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`1. N/A
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`SONY EXHIBIT 1008
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`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Thomas B. Pender
`Administrative Law Judge
`
`In the Matter of
`
`CERTAIN LITHIUM METAL OXIDE
`CATHODE MATERIALS, LITHIUM-ION
`BATTERIES FOR POWER TOOL
`PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME, AND
`POWER TOOL PRODUCTS WITH
`LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES CONTAINING
`SAME
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`
`
`Investigation No. 337-TA-951
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART
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`Pursuant to Order No. 6 and Ground Rule 8.3, Complainants BASF Corporation and
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`UChicago Argonne LLC (collectively, “Complainants”), Respondents Umicore S.A., Umicore
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`USA Inc., Makita Corporation, Makita Corporation of America, and Makita U.S.A. Inc.
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`(collectively, “Respondents”), and the Commission Investigative Staff (“Staff”) (altogether, the
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`“Parties”) by and through their undersigned counsel hereby submit their Joint Claim
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`Construction Chart. Attachment A identifies proposed constructions for the ten disputed claim
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`terms identified by the parties for construction. Attachment B identifies the parties’ agreed upon
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`constructions for six terms. The proposed constructions are for claim terms from the asserted
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`claims of United States Patent No. 6,677,082 (“the ’082 patent”) and United States Patent No.
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`6,680,143 (“the ’143 patent”).
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 8.3, the Parties jointly identify the following claim terms whose
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`construction will be most significant to the resolution of the case:
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`1. N/A
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`SONY EXHIBIT 1008
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`Page 1 of 17
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`In addition to the above, the Complainants identify the following additional claim terms
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`whose construction will be most significant to the resolution of the case:
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`2. N/A
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`In addition to the above, the Respondents identify the following additional claim terms
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`whose construction will be most significant to the resolution of the case:
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`3. (a) “prepared in its initial discharged state”/”having in its initial discharged state”; (b)
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`xLiMO2•(1-x)Li2M'O3; (c) “both the LiMO2 and Li2M’O3 components being layered”; (d)
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`“wherein domains of the LiMO2 and Li2M'O3 components exist side by side”; (e) “domains”;
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`and (f) “components.”
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`In addition to the above, the Staff identifies the following additional claim terms whose
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`construction will be most significant to the resolution of the case:
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`4. N/A
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`Neither Complainants nor Respondents believe that the proposed constructions are claim
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`or case dispositive, at the present time, but notes that discovery is still ongoing and in the early
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`stages and both Complainants and Respondents are still in the process of producing documents
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`and information in response to Complainant’s and Respondents’ discovery requests.
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`Further, at this time, the Staff is not aware of any claim terms whose constructions will be
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`case or claim dispositive.
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`/s/ D. Sean Trainor
`Gregg F. LoCascio, P.C.
`Sean M. McEldowney
`D. Sean Trainor
`Stefani A. Vande Lune
`Jonathan Jones
`Lisa G. Fuller
`Noah S. Frank
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-5793
`Telephone: (202) 879-5000
`Facsimile: (202) 879-5200
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`Leslie M. Schmidt
`Ryan Kane
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022-4611
`Telephone: (212) 446-4800
`Facsimile: (212) 446-4900
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`Counsel for Complainants BASF
`Corporation and UChicago Argonne
`LLC
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`\
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`By:
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`By
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`Dated: June 1, 2015
`/s/ Todd. P. Taylor
`Margaret D. Macdonald, Director
`Anne Goalwin, Supervisory Attorney
`Todd P. Taylor, Investigative Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Suite 401
`Washington, DC 20436
`202-205-1848
`202-205-2158 (facsimile)
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`By:
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`/s/ Cherylyn E. Mizzo
`Michael J. McKeon
`Joseph V. Colaianni, Jr.
`Indranil Mukerji
`Cherylyn E. Mizzo
`Thomas S. Fusco
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`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1425 K Street, NW, 11th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
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`Counsel for Respondents Umicore S.A.
`and Umicore USA Inc.
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`/s/ Maximilienne Giannelli
`Lionel M. Lavenue
`John M. Mulcahy
`Abhay A. Watwe
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`Two Freedom Square
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190-5675
`Telephone: (571) 203-2700
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`Smith R. Brittingham IV
`Maximilienne Giannelli
`Hala S. Mourad
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001-4413
`Telephone: (202) 408-4000
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`Naoki Yoshida
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`33rd Floor, Shiroyama Trust Tower
`3-1, Toranomon 4-chome
`Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6033
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`Counsel for Respondents Makita
`Corporation, Makita Corporation of
`America, and Makita U.S.A. Inc.
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`By:
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that true and correct copies of the foregoing document,
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART
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`have been served on this 1st day of June, 2015, on the following:
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`Via Electronic Filing
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`Via Federal Express (2 copies)
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`Via Email
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`Via Email
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`Via Email
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`Via Email
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`The Honorable Thomas B. Pender
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Room 317
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`gregory.moldafsky@usitc.gov
`houda.mourad@usitc.gov
`Sarah Sladic, Esq.
`Todd Taylor, Esq.
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`sarah.sladic@usitc.gov
`todd.taylor@usitc.gov
`Joseph V. Colaianni, Jr.
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1425 K Street, N.W., 11th Floor
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`FRService_Umicore-BASF@fr.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Umicore, N.V. and Umicore USA, Inc.
`Smith R. Brittingham IV
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
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`GARRETT & DUNNER L.L.P.
`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20001-4413
`Makita-951@finnegan.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Makita Corporation, Makita Corporation
`of America, and Makita U.S.A. Inc.
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`/s/ D. Sean Trainor
`D. Sean Trainor
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`Attachment A
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`Disputed Terms
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`Complainants’ Construction Respondents’ Construction
`“material from which lithium
`“an electrical element (i.e., a
`ions are released during
`cathode) from which lithium
`charging”
`ions are released during
`charging”
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`
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`Claim Term
`“positive electrode”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claim 1, 17
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`
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`“when prepared, is lithiated
`but has not been electrically
`charged”/” material that is
`lithiated but has not been
`electrically charged”
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`“prepared in its initial
`discharged state”/”having in
`its initial discharged state”
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`’082 patent: claim 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claim 1, 17
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`
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`Staff’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Alternatively, “an electrically
`conductive material from
`which lithium ions are
`released during charging”
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`when prepared, is lithiated
`and has not been electrically
`charged/ is lithiated but has
`not been electrically charged”
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`“when prepared, is lithiated
`but has not been electrically
`charged” / “material that is
`lithiated but has not been
`electrically charged”
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`Staff’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`
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`Complainants’ Construction Respondents’ Construction
`No construction necessary
`A structurally integrated two-
`component material with
`crystallographically distinct
`LiMO2 and a Li2M’O3
`components
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`
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`Claim Term
`“xLiMO2•(1-x)Li2M'O3”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claim 1, 17
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`Staff’s Construction
`the LiMO2 and Li2M’O3
`components each have
`a layered-type crystalline
`structure that are distinct but
`structurally compatible (such
`that domains of LiMO2 and
`Li2M'O3 are structurally
`integrated together in a
`layered-type structure)
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`
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`Complainants’ Construction Respondents’ Construction
`“the LiMO2 and Li2M’O3
`LiMO2 and Li2M’O3 existing
`components each have a
`as two distinguishable
`layered-type crystalline
`components that share a
`structure”
`common oxygen array, with
`alternating layers of oxygen
`atoms and cations
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`Claim Term
`“both the LiMO2 and Li2M’O3
`components being layered”
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`“both LiMO2 and Li2M’O3,
`components being layered”
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`“both the LiMO2 and
`Li2M’O3; components being
`layered”
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`“components being layered”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claim 1, 17
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`Complainants’ Construction Respondents’ Construction
`“wherein distinguishable
`“Crystallographically
`regions of LiMO2 and
`distinguishable regions of
`Li2M'O3 are structurally
`LiMO2 and Li2MO3 sharing a
`integrated together in the
`common oxygen array”
`same material”
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`Staff’s Construction
`“wherein domains of LiMO2
`and Li2M'O3 are structurally
`integrated together in a
`layered-type structure”
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`
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`distinguishable region with a
`specific crystalline symmetry
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`
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`domain (singular): a region
`having the same crystalline
`structure
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`No construction necessary,
`but in the alternative,
`“regions”
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`
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`Claim Term
`“wherein domains of the
`LiMO2 and Li2M'O3
`components exist side by
`side”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
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`“domains”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
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`Indefinite
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`To the extent this term can be
`understood, “partially
`replaced”
`means that up to 10 atom
`percent of M and/or M’ can be
`replaced by other mono- or
`multi-valent cations in the
`electrode.
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`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Alternatively, “substituted in
`part”
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`“substituted in part”
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`Claim Term
`“electrode structure”
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`’082 patent: claim 4
`’143 patent: claim 4
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`“partially replaced”/
`“partially replaced by”
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`’082 patent: claims 7, 8
`’143 patent: claim 8, 9
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`Complainants’ Construction Respondents’ Construction
`No construction necessary
`electrode active material
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`Staff’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Alternatively, “electrode
`material”
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`Staff’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Complainants’ Construction Respondents’ Construction
`No construction necessary
`A distinct chemical species in
`a mixture
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`the ratio of Li to (M plus M’) A ratio of Li/(M+M’); limited
`to the Li, M, and M’ within
`xLiMO2·(1-x)Li2M’O3
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`the ratio of Li to (M plus M’)
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`Claim Term
`“components”
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`’082 patent: claims 1-4, 7-8,
`13-14
`’143 patent: claims 1-4, 8-9,
`17
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`“the ratio of Li to M and M’”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claims 1, 17
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`Attachment B
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`Page 13 of 17
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`Agreed Terms
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`Agreed Construction
`“the average of the oxidation states of M is 3”
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`
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`Claim Term
`“one or more ions having/with
`an average oxidation state of
`three”
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`“one or ions with an average
`oxidation state of three”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claim 1, 17
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`Agreed Construction
`“the average of the oxidation states of M’ is 4”
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`Claim Term
`“one or more ions having an
`average oxidation state of
`four”
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`“one or more ions with an
`average oxidation state of
`four”
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`’082 patent: claims 1, 13, 14
`’143 patent: claim 1, 17
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`Agreed Construction
`“one or more of M and M’ occupy cation sites other than those designated in LiMO2•Li2M’O3”
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`“Li+, Mg2+”
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`Claim Term
`“M and M' are disordered”
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`(Respondents)
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`’082 patent: claim 4
`’143 patent: claim 4
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`“Li+Mg2+”
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`(Respondents)
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`’143 patent: claim 9
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`The preambles are limiting.
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`Agreed Construction
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`Claim Term
`Whether the preamble is
`limiting
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