American Honda Motor Co., Inc. v. Coast Distribution System, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
White, J.
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”), filed this suit in which it alleges that Defendant, The Coast Distribution System, Inc. (“Coast”), infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 5,706,769 (“the 769 Patent”), 6,439,215 (“the '215 Patent”), 6,250,-273 (“the '273 Patent”), 5,857,441 (“the '441 Patent”), and 6,378,468 (“the '468 Patent”).
On October 16, 2007, pursuant to Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 , 116 S.Ct. 1384 , 134 L.Ed.2d 577 (1996), the Court held a claim construction hearing to construe disputed claim terms from the patents-in-suit. Having carefully-considered the parties’ papers, having heard the parties’ arguments, and having considered the relevant legal authorities, the Court construes the disputed terms and phrases as set forth in the remainder of this Order.
ANALYSIS
A. Legal Standard.
“It is a bedrock principle of patent law that the claims of a patent define the invention to which the patentee is entitled the right to exclude.” Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1115 (Fed.Cir. 2004). The interpretation of the scope and meaning of disputed terms in patent…