`
`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
`
`Before the Honorable Cameron R. Elliot
`
`Administrative Law Judge
`
`
`In the Matter of
`
`CERTAIN WEARABLE ELECTRONIC
`DEVICES WITH EGG
`FUNCTIONALITY AND COMPONENTS
`THEREOF
`
`
`
`
`Investigation No. 337-TA-1266
`
`JOINT DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
`
`Pursuant to Ground Rule 7.1 and the Procedural Schedule (Order No. 6), Complainant
`
`and Respondent (“the Parties”) identify the following proposed claim constructions for terms and
`
`phrases of the asserted claims of United States Patent Nos. 9,572,499 (“the ’499 patent”),
`
`10,595,731 (“the ’731 patent”), and 10,638,941 (“the ’941 patent”):
`
`
`
`
`
`1
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 1
`
`
`
`
`
`Term
`Relevance
`Top 10
`
`Top 10
`
`“alerting said first user
`to sense an
`electrocardiogram”
`(’499 Patent claim 1) /
`“alert” (’499 Patent
`claim 11)
`
`No construction required.
`Alternatively: “notifying
`said first user to sense an
`electrocardiogram” (claim
`11) / “notify” (claim 11)
`
`Top 10
`
`“heart rate sensor”
`(’499 Patent claims 1 &
`11)
`
`No construction necessary.
`Alternatively: “a sensor for
`measuring heart rate”
`
`
`
`Term
`
`Preambles (’499 Patent
`claims 1 and 11)
`
`Proposed Constructions
`Proposed Constructions of
`Staff
`of Complainant
`Preambles are not limiting. The preambles of the
`asserted claims are limiting.
`
`Proposed Constructions
`of Respondent
`The preambles of claims 1 and
`11 are limiting.
`
`
`“informing the first user to
`take an electrocardiogram”
`(claim 1) / “inform” (claim 11)
`
`“A sensor that directly
`measures heart rate”
`
`No construction necessary.
`
`However, if construed:
`“informing the first user to
`take an electrocardiogram”
`(claim 1) / “inform” (claim
`11)
`No construction necessary.
`However, if construed: “a
`sensor for measuring heart
`rate”
`
`Top 10
`
`Order of steps (’499
`Patent claim 1)
`
`While some ordering is
`dictated by logic, the
`limitations of the claim
`may be performed in
`different order than recited.
`
`While some ordering is
`dictated by logic, the
`limitations of the claim may
`be performed in different
`order than recited.
`
`Should be performed in the
`order listed.
`
`
`
`2
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 2
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Term
`Relevance
`Top 10
`
`Term
`
`“confirm the presence
`of the arrhythmia based
`on the ECG data” (’731
`Patent claim 1 & 15)
`
`“confirming the
`presence of the
`arrhythmia based on the
`ECG data” (’731 Patent
`claim 17)
`
`Top 10
`
`Order of steps (’731
`Patent claim 17)
`
`Proposed Constructions
`Proposed Constructions of
`Staff
`of Complainant
`No construction required.
`No construction necessary.
`These claims do not require
`
`verifying an arrythmia by
`Alternatively: “identify[ing]
`comparing ECG sensor data
`the occurrence of the
`to PPG sensor data.
`arrhythmia based on the ECG
`data.”
`
`
`If, however, these claims are
`construed, they mean:
`
`“verify the presence of the
`arrythmia based on the ECG
`data” (claims 1 & 15)
`
`“verifying the presence of the
`arrythmia based on the ECG
`data” (claim 17)
`While some ordering is
`dictated by logic, the
`limitations of the claim may
`be performed in different
`order than recited.
`
`While some ordering is
`dictated by logic, the
`limitations of the claim
`may be performed in
`different order than recited.
`
`Proposed Constructions
`of Respondent
`“verify the arrhythmia by
`comparing the ECG sensor
`data to the PPG sensor data”
`(Claims 1 & 25)
`
`“verifying the arrhythmia by
`comparing the ECG sensor
`data to the PPG sensor data”
`(Claim 17)
`
`
`Should be performed in the
`order listed.
`
`3
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 3
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Term
`Relevance
`Top 10
`
`Term
`
`“to confirm a presence
`of the arrhythmia” (’941
`Patent claim 1) / “to
`confirm the presence of
`the arrhythmia” (’941
`Patent claim 12)
`
`Proposed Constructions
`of Complainant
`No construction required.
`Alternatively, “to identify
`an occurrence of an
`arrhythmia.”
`
`Proposed Constructions
`of Respondent
`“to verify the arrhythmia by
`comparing the ECG sensor
`results to the PPG sensor
`results” (Claims 1 & 12)
`
`Proposed Constructions of
`Staff
`No construction necessary.
`These claims do not require
`verifying an arrhythmia by
`comparing ECG sensor data
`to PPG sensor data.
`
`
`If, however, these claims are
`construed, they mean: “to
`verify a presence of the
`arrhythmia” (claims 1) / “to
`verify the presence of the
`arrhythmia” (claim 12)
`
`Top 10
`
`Top 10
`
`Top 10
`
`“when the activity level
`is resting” (’941 Patent
`claim 1) / “when the
`activity level value is
`resting” (’941 Patent
`claim 12)
`“discordance” (’941
`Patent claims 1 & 12)
`Order of steps (’941
`Patent claim 1)
`
`Not indefinite.
`
`Not indefinite.
`
`Indefinite.
`
`
`No construction required.
`
`“inconsistency”
`
`“inconsistency”
`
`While some ordering is
`dictated by logic, the
`limitations of the claim
`may be performed in
`different order than recited.
`
`While some ordering is
`dictated by logic, the
`limitations of the claim may
`be performed in different
`order than recited.
`
`Should be performed in the
`order listed.
`
`4
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 4
`
`
`
`
`
`Agreed Constructions
`
`Further, the following claim constructions for terms and phrases of the asserted claims of
`
`the asserted patents are agreed amongst the Parties:
`
`Term
`“arrhythmia” (’499 patent, claim 7-9, 17-19;
`’731 patent, claim 1-7, 12-13, 17-
`23, 25-26; ’941 patent, claim 1-4, 6, 12-15,
`and 17)
`
`Agreed Construction
`“a cardiac condition in which the electrical
`activity of the heart is irregular or is faster or
`slower than normal.”
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Date: September 13, 2021
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`/s/ S. Alex Lasher
`S. Alex Lasher
`Brian L. Saunders
`Peter Benson
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN, LLP
`1300 I Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington D.C. 20005
`Tel.: (202) 538-8000
`
`Sean S. Pak
`Andrew M. Holmes
`Michelle A. Clark
`Philip Ducker
`John W. McCauley
`Kevin Gu
`Catherine R. Lacey
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN, LLP
`50 California Street, 22nd Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel.: (415) 875-6600
`Fax: (415) 875-6700
`
`Adam B. Wolfson
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN, LLP
`865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017
`Tel.: (213) 443-3000
`
`
`
`/s/ Michael Amon
`Benjamin C. Elacqua
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`Telephone: (713) 654-5300
`Facsimile: (713) 652-0109
`
`Betty Chen
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`500 Arguello Street, Suite 500
`Redwood, CA 94063
`Telephone: (650) 839-5070
`Facsimile: (650) 839-5071
`
`Ruffin B. Cordell
`Joseph V. Colaianni Jr.
`Thomas S. Fusco
`Taylor Burgener
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue, SW, Suite 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`
`Michael Amon
`Raisa Ahmad
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`12860 El Camino Real, Suite 400
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Telephone: (858) 678-5070
`Facsimile: (858) 678-5099
`
`5
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 5
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Katherine H. Reardon
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`7 Times Square, 20th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212)765-5070
`Facsimile: (212) 258-2291
`
`Qiuyi Wu
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`One Marina Park Drive
`Boston, MA 02210
`Telephone: (617) 542-5070
`
`Counsel for Respondent Apple Inc.
`
`
`
`
`
`Fax: (213) 443-3100
`
`Counsel for Complainant AliveCor, Inc.
`
`/s/R. Whitney Winston
`
`Margaret D. Macdonald, Director
`Anne Goalwin, Supervisory Attorney
`R. Whitney Winston, Investigative
`Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Suite 401
`Washington, DC 20436
`(202) 205-2221
`(202) 205-2158 (facsimile)
`
`6
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 6
`
`
`
`CERTAIN WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH ECG CAPABILITY AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
`
`Inv. No. 337-TA-1266
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I, Michael Kim, hereby certify that on September 13, 2021, copies of the foregoing
`
`document were filed served upon the following parties as indicated:
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
` Via First Class Mail
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Express Delivery
` Via EDIS
`
` Via First Class Mail
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Express Delivery
` Via Electronic Mail
`
` Via First Class Mail
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Express Delivery
` Via Electronic Mail
`
` Via First Class Mail
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Express Delivery
` Via Electronic Mail
`
` /s/ Michael Kim
`Michael Kim
`
`Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`
`The Honorable Cameron R. Elliot
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Room 317
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Email: mary.boswell@usitc.gov
`
`Whitney Winston
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436-0003
`Email: Whitney.Winston@usitc.gov
`
`Counsel for Respondent Apple, Inc.
`Benjamin C. Elacqua
`FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`Email: ServiceAppleAliveCorITC@fr.com
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`AliveCor Ex. 2009 - Page 7
`
`