Applied Materials, Inc. v. Demaray LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-09341-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER ON CLAIM CONSTRUCTION

v.

DEMARAY LLC, Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied Materials” or “Applied”) brought this suit against Defendant Demaray LLC (“Demaray”) seeking a declaration of non-infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,381,657 and 7,544,276. ECF Nos. 1 (“Compl.”), 1-15 (the “‘657 Patent”), 1-16 (the “‘276 Patent” and, with the ‘657 Patent, the “Patents-in-Suit”). Demaray countersued for a declaration of validity and infringement of the Patents-in-Suit, and Applied Materials brought a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity for the same Patents-in-Suit. ECF Nos. 174, 180. The parties dispute the proper construction of five terms used in the claims in the Patents-in-Suit. The Court held a technology tutorial and claim construction hearing on April 26, 2023. Upon consideration of the claims, specifications,…