Western Digital Technologies, Inc. v. Viasat, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, Case No. 22-cv-04376-HSG INC., et al., CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER Plaintiffs, 9 v.

VIASAT, INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 On July 28, 2022, Plaintiffs Western Digital Technologies, Inc., SanDisk Technologies LLC, SanDisk3d IP Holdings LTD., Western Digital Ireland LTD., and SanDisk Storage Malaysia SDN. BHD. (collectively, “Western Digital” or “WD”) filed this patent infringement action against Defendant Viasat, Inc. (“Viasat”). Dkt. No. 1. The parties now seek construction of eight terms found in two patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 9,424,400 and 10,447,667. This order follows claim construction briefing and a claim construction hearing. See Dkt. Nos. 103 (“WD Br.”), 104 (“Viasat Br.”), and 105 (“WD Reply Brief”). I. BACKGROUND In this case, Western Digital claims that Viasat infringes two Asserted Patents: U.S. Patent No. 9,424,400 (the “’400 Patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 10,447,667 (the “’667 Patent”). The ’400 Patent is entitled…