XR Communications, LLC v. Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 XR COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-01992-WHO

Plaintiff,

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 176 RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC., et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff XR Communications LLC dba Vivato Technologies (“Vivato”) accuses defendants Ruckus Wireless, Inc. and Arris Solutions, Inc. (collectively “defendants”) of infringing United States Patent No. 6,611,231 (the “‘231 Patent”). The parties agree on the proper claim construction of each term of the ‘231 Patent except for one term: “search receiver logic.” Vivato contends that the term has a plain and ordinary meaning that needs no further construction. Defendants argue that the term is an empty nonce word that invokes means-plus-function treatment under 35 U.S.C. §112(6). The disputed term does not include the word “means,” so there is a rebuttable presumption that section 112(6) does not apply. That presumption, however, is not strong and defendants have carried their burden to overcome it. See Williamson v.…