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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`SCRAMOGE TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
`SCRAMOGE TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Defendant.
`SCRAMOGE TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`GOOGLE LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00454-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00579-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00616-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DEFENDANTS’ JOINT OPENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF1
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`1 Defendants file this brief jointly. U.S. Patent Nos. 9,843,215 (“the ’215 Patent”); 9,997,962
`(“the ’962 Patent”); 10,367,370 (“the ’370 Patent”); and 10,804,740 (“the ’740 Patent”) are
`asserted in Scramoge Tech. Ltd. v. Google LLC, No. 6:21-cv-00616-ADA. The ’215 Patent, ’962
`Patent, ’370 Patent, and U.S. Patent No. 10,424,941 (“the ’941 Patent”) are asserted in Scramoge
`Tech. Ltd. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd., No. 6:21-cv-00454-ADA. The ’740 Patent is not asserted
`against Samsung. The ’215 Patent, ’962 Patent, ’941 Patent, and ’740 Patent are asserted in
`Scramoge Tech. Ltd. v. Apple Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00579-ADA. The ’370 Patent is not asserted
`against Apple. Google, Apple, and Samsung reserve all rights with respect to the patents not
`asserted by Scramoge at this time.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1
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`I.
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`OVERVIEW OF THE ASSERTED PATENTS ............................................................... 1
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`The ’215 and ’370 Patents ......................................................................................... 1
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`The ’962 Patent .......................................................................................................... 3
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`The ’941 Patent .......................................................................................................... 4
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`The ’740 Patent .......................................................................................................... 5
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`II. APPLICABLE LEGAL PRINCIPLES ............................................................................. 7
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`III. AGREED CONSTRUCTIONS........................................................................................... 7
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`IV. DISPUTED TERMS ............................................................................................................ 7
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`“[arranged/provided] on” ’215 Patent, Claims 1, 9, 13 and 19 ʼ370 Patent, Claims 1
`and 9 ........................................................................................................................... 7
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`“a [first/second] surface of the plurality of soft magnetic layers” ’215 Patent,
`Claims 1 and 13 ....................................................................................................... 10
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`“the [first/second] polymeric material layer includes a [first/second] extending
`portion extending longer than the plurality of soft magnetic layer / the [first/second]
`polymeric material layer comprises a [first/second] extending portion extending
`longer than the plurality of soft magnetic layers” ’215 Patent, Claims 1 and 13 .... 13
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`“a [first/second] magnetic sheet” ’962 Patent, Claims 1, 7, 9, and 18 ..................... 16
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`“wherein a height of a highest position of the second magnetic sheet from the
`substrate is higher than a height of a lowest position of the receiving coil from the
`substrate” ’962 Patent, Claims 1 and 18 .................................................................. 18
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`“a second polymeric film provided on the plurality of soft magnetic layers” ’370
`Patent, Claim 1 ......................................................................................................... 21
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`“plurality of soft magnetic layers provided on the first adhesive layer” ’370 Patent,
`Claim 1 ..................................................................................................................... 23
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`“the [first/second] polymer film includes a [first/second] extending portion that
`extends further than the plurality of soft magnetic layers” ’370 Patent, Claim 1 .... 25
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`“a [first/second] extending adhesive portion that extends further outward than the
`side portion of the plurality of soft magnetic layers, and a portion of the
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`[first/second] extending adhesive portion is provided in the connected area” ’370
`Patent, Claims 12 and 15 ......................................................................................... 27
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`10. “a predetermined intensity” ’941 Patent, Claim 1 ................................................... 29
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`11. “receiving space” ’740 Patent, Claims 6, 7, and 16 ................................................. 30
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`CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................... 30
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Page(s)
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`Cases
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`Advanced Steel Recovery, LLC v. X-Body Equipment, Inc.,
`808 F.3d 1313 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ............................................................................................ 8, 11
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`Allen Eng'g Corp. v. Bartell Indus., Inc.,
`299 F.3d 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2002) .......................................................................................... 15, 27
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`Altair Eng’g, Inc. v. LEDdynamics, Inc.,
`413 F. App’x 251 (Fed. Cir. 2011) ....................................................................................... 8, 11
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`Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elec. Co.,
`695 F.3d 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2012) .................................................................................... 12, 21, 24
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`AstraZeneca LP v. Apotex, Inc.,
`633 F.3d 1042 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ................................................................................................ 30
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`Aug. Tech. Corp. v. Camtek, Ltd.,
`655 F.3d 1278 (Fed. Cir. 2011) .................................................................................... 12, 21, 24
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`Beckson Marine, Inc. v. NFM, Inc.,
`292 F.3d 718 (Fed. Cir. 2002) .................................................................................................... 8
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`Bilstad v. Wakalopulos,
`386 F.3d 1116 (Fed. Cir. 2004) .................................................................................... 12, 21, 24
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`Digital Retail Apps, Inc. v. H-E-B, LP,
`No. 6-19-CV-00167-ADA, 2020 WL 376664 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 23, 2020) ......................... 15, 26
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`Dyfan, LLC v. Target Corp.,
`No. W-19-CV-00179-ADA, 2020 WL 8617821 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 24, 2020) .............. 15, 26, 28
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`eCeipt, LLC v. Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC,
`No. 6:20-CV-747-ADA, 2021 WL 4037599 (W.D. Tex. Sept. 3, 2021) ................................... 7
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`Eon Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. Silver Spring Networks,
`815 F.3d 1314 (Fed. Cir. 2016) ................................................................................................ 20
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`Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Wright Med. Tech., Inc.,
`540 F.3d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2008) .................................................................................... 15, 27, 28
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`Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc.,
`381 F.3d 1111 (Fed. Cir. 2004) .......................................................................................... 15, 26
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`Motionless Keyboard Co. v. Microsoft Corp.,
`486 F.3d 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ................................................................................................ 11
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`Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.,
`134 S. Ct. 2120 (2014) .................................................................................................. 13, 25, 28
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`Negotiated Data Solutions, LLC v. Dell, Inc.,
`596 F. Supp. 2d 949 (E.D. Tex. 2009) ........................................................................................ 8
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`NTP, Inc. v. Research In Motion, Ltd.,
`418 F.3d 1282 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ............................................................................................ 7, 30
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ................................................................................................ 20
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`ResQNet.com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc.,
`346 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2003) .................................................................................... 13, 21, 24
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`SightSound Techs., LLC v. Apple Inc.,
`809 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ............................................................................................ 7, 30
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`SIMO Holdings Inc. v. Hong Kong uCloudlink Network Tech. Ltd.,
`983 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2021) .............................................................................. 10, 12, 21, 24
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`UUSI, LLC v. United States,
`131 Fed. Cl. 244 (2017) ...................................................................................................... 15, 27
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`Statutes
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`35 U.S.C. § 112 ....................................................................................................................... 13, 25
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`35 U.S.C. § 112(b) .................................................................................................................. 15, 27
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`(“Samsung”), Apple Inc. (“Apple”), and Google LLC (“Google”) (collectively “Defendants”),
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`hereby submit this opening claim construction brief, under the parties’ Agreed Scheduling Orders,
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`to construe terms of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,843,215 (“the ’215 Patent”); 9,997,962 (“the ’962 Patent”);
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`10,367,370 (“the ’370 Patent”); 10,424,941 (“the ’941 Patent”); and 10,804,740 (“the ’740
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`Patent”). The ’215 Patent, ’962 Patent, and ’370 Patent are asserted against Samsung. The ’215
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`Patent, ’962 Patent, ’370 Patent, and ’740 Patent are asserted against Google. The ’215 Patent,
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`’962 Patent, ’941 Patent, and ’740 Patent are asserted against Apple, but not the ’370 Patent
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`(addressed in Sections IV.6-9, infra).
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`I.
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`OVERVIEW OF THE ASSERTED PATENTS
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`The ’215 and ’370 Patents
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`1.
`The ’215 Patent issued on December 12, 2017. The ’370 Patent issued on July 30, 2019,
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`and is a continuation of the ’215 Patent. The ’215 and ’370 Patents claim and describe a wireless
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`charging and communication board, as exemplified in Figure 2 below.
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`Both patents target problems with a reduction in transmission efficiency by laterally
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`arranging soft magnetic layers on the same plane so that when charging, the transmission
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`efficiency and the recognition distance to the device being charged can be adjusted. ’215 Patent,
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`7:40-44; ’370 Patent, 3:59-65; 7:31-39.
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`As shown in Figure 2, and as recited in the ’215 Patent claims, the wireless charging and
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`communication board comprises in part:
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`a plurality of soft magnetic layers comprising a first soft magnetic layer and a
`second soft magnetic layer;
`a first polymeric material layer arranged on a first surface of the plurality of
`soft magnetic layers;
`a second polymeric material layer arranged on a second surface of the plurality
`of soft magnetic layers opposed to the first surface; and
`a coil pattern arranged on the second polymeric material layer . . . .
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`’215 Patent, Cl. 1.
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`Also as shown in Figure 2, the ’370 Patent additionally claims an adhesive layer between
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`the polymeric film and the soft magnetic layers:
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`a first polymeric film;
`a first adhesive layer provided on the first polymeric film;
`a plurality of soft magnetic layers provided on the first adhesive layer;
`a second polymeric film provided on the plurality of soft magnetic layers; and
`a coil pattern provided on one surface of one of the first polymeric film and the
`second polymeric film and including a wireless charging coil and a near field
`communication coil . . . .
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`’370 Patent, Cl. 1.
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`The ’215 Patent further recites that the first and second polymeric material layers include
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`a respective first/second “extending portion extending longer than the plurality of soft magnetic
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`layers.” ’215 Patent, Cl. 1, 15. The ’370 Patent, meanwhile, recites that the first and second
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`polymer films include a respective first and second “extending portion that extends further than
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`the plurality of soft magnetic layers” ’370 Patent, Cl. 1. Both patents claim polymeric material
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`layers disposed on the plurality of soft magnetic layers to align the receiver with the transmitter so
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`that the power is transmitted more efficiently. ’215 Patent, 6:24-32; ’370 Patent at 6:26-32.
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`The ’962 Patent
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`2.
`The ’962 Patent issued on June 12, 2018, and is directed to a receiving antenna for a
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`wireless power receiving device. ’962 Patent, Abstract. Figure 5, annotated below, illustrates the
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`structure of the claimed wireless charging receiving antenna:
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`The ’962 Patent claims describe the structure of the receiving antenna, which comprises:
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`a soft magnetic layer comprising a first magnetic sheet disposed on the substrate
`and a second magnetic sheet disposed on the first magnetic sheet;
`a receiving coil disposed on the second magnetic sheet; and
`an adhesive layer formed between the second magnetic sheet and the receiving coil,
`wherein the adhesive layer includes a first adhesive layer in contact with the
`second magnetic sheet, a second adhesive layer in contact with the receiving
`coil, and an insulating layer disposed between the first adhesive layer and the
`second adhesive layer; and
`wherein a height of a highest position of the second magnetic sheet from the
`substrate is higher than a height of a lowest position of the receiving coil from
`the substrate.
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`E.g., ’962 Patent, Cl. 1. The first and second magnetic sheets are planar in form, as the receiving
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`coil “may be wound in a direction parallel to a plane of the soft magnetic layer.” ’962 Patent, 5:35-
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`38.
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`The ’962 Patent purports to decrease the thickness of the receiving antenna by
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`“compressing the plurality of sheets . . . and the receiving coil to form the receiving coil inside of
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`the plurality of sheets.” ’962 Patent, 2:20-27. This configuration removes an “air layer” between
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`the receiving coil and the soft magnetic layer, thereby “decreasing a distance between a
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`transmission antenna and the receiving antenna.” Id. at 2:46-52.
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`The ’941 Patent
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`3.
`The ’941 Patent issued on September 24, 2019, and is directed to a “wireless power
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`transfer system” that includes “[a] wireless power transmitting apparatus for wirelessly
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`transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus.” ’941 Patent, Abstract. As shown in
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`Figure 7, the ’941 Patent describes a “wireless power transmitting apparatus” that includes a
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`power transmitting coil and magnet mounted in a cradle 10 that wirelessly transmits power to a
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`“wireless power receiving apparatus” that includes a power receiving coil and magnet mounted
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`on the terminal 20. Id. at Abstract, 8:52-9:21, 9:39-10:21, Fig. 7.
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`Claim 1 of the ’941 Patent further describes the system’s claimed features:
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` wireless power receiving apparatus for wirelessly receiving power from a
`wireless power transmitting apparatus, the wireless power receiving apparatus
`comprising:
`a receiving coil for receiving the power; and
`a first magnet for generating flux density having a predetermined intensity at one
`side of a face thereof opposite to the wireless power transmitting apparatus,
`wherein a second magnet provided in the wireless power transmitting apparatus
`and the first magnet are disposed such that polarities of the magnets are
`different from each other at opposite faces thereof, and
`wherein the receiving coil is disposed to surround the first magnet.
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`’941 Patent, Cl. 1.
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`Between the magnets in the power transmitting apparatus and power receiving apparatus,
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`there is a “hall sensor” 16 for “sensing a change width of flux density caused by the wireless
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`power receiving apparatus.” ’941 Patent, 3:1-8. The hall sensor assists a controller in the wireless
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`charging apparatus to “determine whether to transmit the power.” Id.
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`The ’740 Patent
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`4.
`The ’740 Patent shares a specification with U.S. Patent No. 9,806,565 (the “’565 Patent”),
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`which is addressed in Apple’s independent claim construction brief, Scramoge Tech. Ltd. v. Apple
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`Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00579-ADA, Dkt. 43. Like the ’565 Patent, the ’740 Patent is directed to a
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`wireless power receiver that is designed to, among other things, “reduce a thickness of the wireless
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`power receiver.” ’740 Patent, 1:24-25. See also 16:10-13 (“the thickness of the electronic device,
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`such as a portable terminal, equipped with the wireless power receiver 1000 can be remarkably
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`reduced”). The ’740 Patent purports to achieve its goal of a slimmer profile, in part, through the
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`use of a connecting unit and receiving space. As shown in Figure 11 (an exploded “perspective
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`view”), the basic structure of the claimed wireless receiver consists of a substrate that has a
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`“receiving space,” a spiral-shaped conductive pattern on the substrate, and a “connecting unit.”
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`Figure 12 shows the embodiment in Figure 11 fully assembled, with the connecting unit in the
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`receiving space and connected to the opposite ends of the conductive pattern.
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`’740 Patent, Figs. 11-12 (annotated). In some embodiments, the wireless receiver also has an
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`antenna coil that surrounds the conductive pattern. See id. at Figs. 26 and 27. According to the
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`’740 Patent, “the connecting unit is disposed in the receiving space of the magnetic substrate so
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`that the thickness of the wireless power receiver can be remarkably reduced as much as the
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`thickness of the connecting unit.” Id. at 2:49-53.
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`The asserted claims are entirely directed to the structure, rather than any particular
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`functionality, of the wireless receiver.
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`II.
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`APPLICABLE LEGAL PRINCIPLES
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`The Court is familiar with the legal principles of claim construction. E.g., eCeipt, LLC v.
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`Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC, No. 6:20-CV-747-ADA, 2021 WL 4037599, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Sept.
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`3, 2021). Defendants cite to additional relevant legal authority inline below. Defendants’ proposed
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`constructions in Sections IV.1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11 represent the plain and ordinary meaning of
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`the terms in the context of the asserted patents.
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`III. AGREED CONSTRUCTIONS
`At present, the parties have not agreed on the construction of any terms of any claims of
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`the patents-in-suit.
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`IV. DISPUTED TERMS2
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`1.
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`“[arranged/provided] on”
`’215 Patent, Claims 1, 9, 13 and 19
`ʼ370 Patent, Claims 1 and 93
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`Samsung, Apple, and Google’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Scramoge’s Proposed Construction
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`in contact with
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Defendants’ construction for the term “[arranged/provided] on” is rooted in the
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`specification and provides clarity on this term.
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`2 Sections IV.1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9 concern claim terms of the related ’215 and ’370 Patents.
`3 The ’370 Patent is a continuation of the ’215 Patent, and the patents share a specification.
`Therefore, “[arranged/provided] on” should be construed the same for each patent. See
`SightSound Techs., LLC v. Apple Inc., 809 F.3d 1307, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (“Where multiple
`patents ‘derive from the same parent application and share many common terms, we must
`interpret the claims consistently across all asserted patents.’”) (quoting NTP, Inc. v. Research In
`Motion, Ltd., 418 F.3d 1282, 1293 (Fed. Cir. 2005)).
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`First, as described above, the ’215 and ’370 Patents describe and claim a wireless charging
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`and communication board comprising layers and elements “arranged on” or “provided on” other
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`components. The ’215 Patent claims require:
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`a first polymeric material layer arranged on a first surface of the plurality of soft
`magnetic layers . . .
`a second polymeric material layer arranged on a second surface of the plurality of
`soft magnetic layers . . .
`a coil pattern arranged on the second polymeric material layer . . .
`the second soft magnetic layer [] arranged on the first soft magnetic layer . . .
`the second soft magnetic layer [] provided on the first soft magnetic layer.
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`The ’370 Patent claims:
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`a first polymeric film;
`a first adhesive layer provided on the first polymeric film;
`a plurality of soft magnetic layers provided on the first adhesive layer;
`a second polymeric film provided on the plurality of soft magnetic layers; and
`a coil pattern provided on one surface of one of the first polymeric film and the
`second polymeric film and including a wireless charging coil and a near field
`communication coil . . . .
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`The specification does not provide further clarification regarding what it means for one element
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`(i.e., a layer or pattern) to be “arranged on” or “provided on” another element (i.e., a layer or film).
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`The drawings are therefore necessary to shed light on the scope of the claims. See, e.g., Advanced
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`Steel Recovery, LLC v. X-Body Equipment, Inc., 808 F.3d 1313, 1317-18, (Fed. Cir. 2015); Altair
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`Eng’g, Inc. v. LEDdynamics, Inc., 413 F. App’x 251, 254 (Fed. Cir. 2011); Negotiated Data
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`Solutions, LLC v. Dell, Inc., 596 F. Supp. 2d 949, 964 (E.D. Tex. 2009) (construing term “coupled”
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`in claim limitation reciting “a microprocessor operating according to a first clock, coupled to said
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`updatable switchable,” based on patent figures). And the drawings consistently show contact
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`between the elements. This is not simply a preferred embodiment shown in the figures. Cf. Beckson
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`Marine, Inc. v. NFM, Inc., 292 F.3d 718, 724 (Fed. Cir. 2002). Every figure of the ’215 and ’370
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`Patents show that each of these elements that is “arranged” or “provided” on another element must
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`contact that element either directly or through an adhesive layer. For example, the second
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`polymeric material layer contacts the second surface of the plurality of soft magnetic layers and
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`the coil pattern contacts the second polymeric material layer as exemplified in Figures 3 and 5
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`shown below:
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`As shown in Figures 3 and 5 (and the remaining figures) from the ’215 and ’370 Patents, the second
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`polymeric material layer contacts the second surface of the plurality of soft magnetic layers
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`(directly or through an adhesive layer) and the coil pattern contacts the second polymeric material
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`layer. The dependent claims further support this construction. ’215 Patent, Claim 5 (“The wireless
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`charging and communication board of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer that adheres
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`the first polymeric material layer and the second polymeric material layer to the plurality of soft
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`magnetic layers.”). Indeed, there are no Figures – none – where contact is missing. Thus, “arranged
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`on” requires contact, either directly or through an adhesive layer that allows for such contact. See,
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`e.g., ’215 Patent, 6:54-58.
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`Defendants’ construction provides necessary clarity for the jury to understand the scope of
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`the claims. Thus, Defendants request the Court to adopt their proposed construction of
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`“[arranged/provided] on” as “in contact with.”
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`2.
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`“a [first/second] surface of the plurality of soft magnetic layers”
`’215 Patent, Claims 1 and 13
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`Samsung, Apple, and Google’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Scramoge’s Proposed Construction
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`a [first/second] surface of more than one of
`the soft magnetic layers
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`The claims and specification support Defendants’ construction of this element as referring
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`to the surface of more than one of the soft magnetic layers.
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`First, the ’215 Patent claims and the specification require that the “[first/second] polymeric
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`material layer [be] arranged on a [first/second] surface of the plurality of soft magnetic layers.”
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`The plain language of the claims, when read in light of the specification, show that the
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`“[first/second] surface” modifies “the plurality,” or more than one, of the soft magnetic layers.
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`Thus, Defendants seek the accepted construction of “plurality” as “more than one.” See, e.g., SIMO
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`Holdings Inc. v. Hong Kong uCloudlink Network Tech. Ltd., 983 F.3d 1367, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2021).
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`Defendants’ proposal is consistent with the specification and established claim construction
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`principles.
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`The specification of the ’215 Patent makes it clear that the surface of the plurality of soft
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`magnetic layers comprises more than one soft magnetic layer. The specification also confirms that
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`the surface of the plurality of soft magnetic layers must include more than one of the soft magnetic
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`layers.
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`As illustrated in FIG. 2, a wireless charging and communication board according
`to one embodiment of the present application may include: a soft magnetic layer
`220, 230; a polymeric material layer 310 312 arranged on one surface and the
`other surface of the soft magnetic layer 220, 230 and extending longer than an
`exposed portion of the soft magnetic layer 220, 230; and a coil pattern 120, 130
`arranged on the polymeric material layer 310, 312.
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`Also, the polymeric material layer 310, 312 may include a first polymeric material
`layer 310 and a second polymeric material layer 312; the soft magnetic layer 220,
`230 may include a first soft magnetic layer 220 and a second magnetic layer 230;
`and the coil pattern 120, 130 may include a first coil pattern 120 and a second coil
`pattern 130.
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`’215 Patent, 4:33-43; see also id. at 3:64-4:2; 5:11-16. Indeed, the surface of the plurality of soft
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`magnetic layers consists of the first soft magnetic layer and second magnetic layer to enable both
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`wireless power conversion and near field communication. Id. at 4:7-14 (“[B]oth the constitution
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`including the first soft magnetic layer 220 and the first coil pattern (120) and capable of enabling
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`wireless power conversion (WPC) and the constitution including the second soft magnetic layer
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`230 and the second coil pattern 130 and capable of enabling near field communication (NFC) may
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`be included.”).
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`Second, Figures 1-5 and 9-10 each show more than one of the soft magnetic layers (220,
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`230) and show a first and second polymeric material layer (310, 312) arranged on a first surface
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`and second surface of the more than one of the soft magnetic layers as described in the
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`specification. See Advanced Steel Recovery, 808 F.3d at 1318 (relying on patent figures to confirm
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`reading of specification); Altair., 413 F. App’x at 255; Motionless Keyboard Co. v. Microsoft
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`Corp., 486 F.3d 1376, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (same); Toro Co. v. White Consol. Industries, Inc.,
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`199 F.3d 1295, 1300–02 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (construing the claim term “including” to mean “part of”
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`and “permanently attached” because, in addition to the patent’s drawings, the specification’s text
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`stressed that the claimed vacuum/blower’s flow restriction ring was part of and attached to the
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`invention’s air inlet cover), appeal after remand 266 F.3d 1367, (Fed. Cir. 2001). For example,
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`Figure 2 (provided and annotated below) confirms that the surface of the plurality of soft magnetic
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`layers includes more than one of the soft magnetic layers, namely the first soft magnetic layer
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`and second soft magnetic layer, as recited in claim 1:4
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`Further, common sense and grammar dictate that the claim language requires that the
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`surface include more than one of the soft magnetic layers. It is black-letter Federal Circuit law that
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`“plurality” means “more than one” or “at least two.” SIMO Holdings, 983 F.3d at 1377 (“The
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`phrase ‘a plurality of’ means ‘at least two of.’”); Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elec. Co., 695 F.3d 1370,
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`1378 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Aug. Tech. Corp. v. Camtek, Ltd., 655 F.3d 1278, 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
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`(construing “plurality of wafers” as “more than one physically distinct wafer”); Bilstad v.
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`Wakalopulos, 386 F.3d 1116, 1123 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (affirming construction of “plurality” as
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`“relating to or consisting of or containing more than one, the state of being numerous, and a large
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`4 Figure 2 is exemplary. The same orientation is shown in other Figures of the ’215 Patent.
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`number or quantity”); ResQNet.com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc., 346 F.3d 1374, 1383 (Fed. Cir. 2003)
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`(construing “each of a plurality of fields” as “each of at least two fields”).
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`The same principle applies here. In the context of the ’215 Patent, “plurality” means “more
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`than one.” That interpretation is consistent with the plain meaning of the claims and nothing in the
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`specification limits the open ended nature of the claim. Defendants’ construction simply applies
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`the appropriate meaning of “plurality” consistent with the specification and established Federal
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`Circuit precedent.
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`Thus, Defendants request the Court to adopt their proposed construction of “a [first/second]
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`surface of the plurality of the soft magnetic layers” as “a [first/second] surface of more than one
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`of the soft magnetic layers.”
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`3.
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`“the [first/second] polymeric material layer includes a [first/second]
`extending portion extending longer than the plurality of soft magnetic layer
`/ the [first/second] polymeric material layer comprises a [first/second]
`extending portion extending longer than the plurality of soft magnetic
`layers” ’215 Patent, Claims 1 and 13
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`Google’s Proposed Construction
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`Scramoge’s Proposed Construction
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`Indefinite
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Claims 1 and 13, when read in light of the specification and file history,5 do not inform a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”) the full scope of what it means for an extending
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`portion to extend longer than the plurality of soft magnetic layers, and are therefore indefinite.
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`Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2120, 2123 (2014) (A patent is invalid for
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`indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112 if “its claims, read in light of the specification and prosecution
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`history, fail to inform, with reasonable certainty, those skilled in the art about the scope of the
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`5 The file history does not substantively discuss this claim element.
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`invention.”). The claims do not specify (1) how the extending portion “extends longer,” i.e.,
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`whether the extending portion begins at an edge of a soft magnetic layer and projects outward (in
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`an unknown direction) or has a longer length than the total length of the plurality of soft magnetic
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`layers; o