Visto Corp. v. Sproqit Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Chen, J.
ORDER RE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION — “WORKSPACE ELEMENT” AND “INDEPENDENTLY MODIFIABLE COPY”
Plaintiff Visto Corporation has sued Defendant Sproqit Technologies, Inc. for infringement of the '192, '708, '131, and '221 patents. The parties submitted ten terms or phrases to the Court for claim construction. A claim construction hearing was held on July 6, 2006. Having considered the parties briefs and accompanying submissions, the Court hereby issues this opinion to address the phrase “an independently modifiable copy of the first workspace element.” While the Court provides a construction for the term “independently modifiable copy,” for the reasons explained below, it rejects each party’s proposed construction for the term “workspace element,” provides a tentative construction to the parties, and orders the parties to further meet and confer to determine whether they can agree on the tentative construction or another similar construction. The Court shall subsequently issue an order addressing the remaining claim terms and phrases.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The four patents at issue are all related to data synchronization systems and methods.