Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Capella Photonics, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-01858-EMC

Plaintiff,

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER

v.

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC., Defendant.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION This case involves two patents that Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff Capella Photonics, Inc. (“Capella”) accuses Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of infringing. On April 8, 2021, the parties appeared before the Court for a claim construction hearing. Pursuant to Patent Local Rules 4-1 and 4-2, the parties have asked the Court to construe eleven (11) terms that appear in various claims of the patents-in-suit. See Docket No. 83 (“Joint Claim Construction Statement”), Appendix A. The Court adopts the following constructions. II. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Capella alleges that Cisco’s reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer (“ROADM”) products, including the ONS 15454 MSTP, NCS 2000, and ONS 15200 products,…