Displaylink Corp. v. Magic Control Technology Corp.

Good Law

587 F. Supp. 2d 1132·2008 WL 4857906·2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93295

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaNovember 10, 2008CV-07-01998 RMWCalifornia6,123 words

Opinion

Whyte, J.

ORDER CONSTRUING CLAIMS OF UNITED STATES PATENT NO. 7,203,788

On May 13, 2008, the court held a hearing for the purpose of construing disputed terms in the claims of United States Patent No. 7,203,788 (“the '788 patent”). After consideration of the arguments and evidence presented by the parties and the relevant portions of the record, the court construes the disputed terms as set forth below.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant Magic Control Technology Corporation (“MCT”) is the owner of the '788 patent entitled “USB-to-VGA Converter.” Plaintiff DisplayLink Corporation (“DisplayLink”) filed the instant action on April 10, 2007, seeking a declaratory judgment that it does not infringe the '788 patent and that the '788 patent is invalid.

The invention of the '788 patent generally relates to a device for converting digital display signals into analog display signals. Specifically, the claimed device converts Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) signals from a computer’s USB port into Video Graphics Array (“VGA”) signals for a monitor. The '788 patent contains 19 claims, all directed to a USB-to-VGA converter. Prior to the '788 patent, adding peripherals such as a second monitor to a computer was…

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