Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA), Inc. v. Zipline International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & Case No. 22-cv-04480-JSC
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES (SARA), INC.,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: CLAIM CONSTRUCTION 9 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 37, 41, 42, 44
ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff sues Zipline for alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,606,115 (the ’115 patent) and trade secret misappropriation. (Dkt. No. 1.) Before the Court is the parties’ claim construction dispute over the term “noise” as used in claim 1 of the ’115 patent. Having carefully considered the parties’ briefing and submitted evidence, and with the benefit of oral argument on July 14, 2023, the Court ADOPTS Plaintiff’s construction. The term “noise” is not indefinite. BACKGROUND The ’115 patent is titled “Acoustic Airspace Collision Detection System.” (Dkt. No. 1 at 6.) Its abstract describes:
An acoustic collision detection system that enables an aircraft to detect an approaching target, recognize the…