Oyster Optics, LLC v. Ciena Corporation, AT&T, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OYSTER OPTICS, LLC, Case No. 20-cv-02354-JSW
Plaintiff,
CLAIMS CONSTRUCTION ORDER
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 113, 116, 120 CIENA CORPORATION, Defendant.
12 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 three of the disputed claim terms selected by the parties, which appear in the patent at issue in this case, United States Patent No. 6,665,500 (the “’500 Patent”): (1) phase modulate (and variants); (2) amplitude modulate (and variants); and (3) interferometer. The Court will issue a supplemental order construing the term “mode” after the supplemental briefing on that term is closed. The Court will set the date for a further case management conference in that supplemental order. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History. Plaintiff, Oyster Optics, LLC (“Oyster”) originally alleged that Defendant, Ciena …