Facebook, Inc. v. BlackBerry Limited
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 FACEBOOK, INC., Case No. 4:18-cv-05434-JSW
Plaintiff,
v.
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 49 Defendants.
11 The Court has been presented with a technology tutorial and briefing leading up to a hearing pursuant to Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 (1996). This Order construes the disputed claim terms selected by the parties, which appear in the patents at issue in this case: U.S. Patent Nos. 6,356,841 (“’841 Patent”), 6,744,759 (“’759 Patent”), 7,228,432 (“’432 Patent”), 7,302,698 (“’698 Patent”), 7,567,575 (“’575 Patent”), and 8,429,231 (“’231 Patent”). BACKGROUND Plaintiff Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) contends that Defendants BlackBerry Limited and BlackBerry Corporation (collectively, “BlackBerry”) infringe six of its patents. The six patents are described as follows:
21 • The ’841 Patent is titled “G.P.S. Management System” and is directed towards “a …