Intel Corporation v. Tela Innovations, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 INTEL CORPORATION, Case No. 3:18-cv-02848-WHO

Plaintiff,

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 163 TELA INNOVATIONS, INC., Defendant.

12 Before me are six patents from the same patent family, all assigned to declaratory judgment defendant Tela Innovations, Inc., and all asserted against plaintiff Intel Corporation. The patented technology aims to improve the design and manufacturability of integrated circuits by ameliorating difficulties associated with the lithographic gap, or the size difference between ever-shrinking semiconductor features and the wavelength of light used to fabricate them. The parties have asked me to construe seven terms from the asserted claims. My constructions are below. BACKGROUND Between November 4, 2008 and January 22, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) issued United States Patent Nos. 7,446,352 (“the ’352 Patent”), 7,943,966 (“the ’966 Patent”), 7,948,012 (“the ’012…