Re: The opposition of e.DIGITAL re Collateral Estoppel - Sman/Letgojoe - SGE
posted on
Jul 18, 2013 05:48PM
Thanks, Joe.
Lots of interesting, convincing, and relevant information here.
For those who don't have time to peruse the whole thing, I've pasted in a copy of the TOC, which could also be seen as an outline of EDIG's argument.
The full document contains diagrams, details, etc.
IMHO Handal has made a very strong case.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................1
II. STATEMENT OF FACTS.................................................................................1
A. The Colorado Claim Construction Proceedings ......................................1
B. Reexamination of the ’774 Patent............................................................4
III. LEGAL STANDARD.......................................................................................5
IV. ARGUMENT....................................................................................................7
A. The Issues Presented Here Are Not Identical To Those Litigated
In Colorado And, Thus, Were Not Fully And Fairly Litigated ............7
1. The Reexamination History Was Not Available To The
Colorado Court ...........................................................................8
2. The Reexamination History Is Material To The
Construction Of The Term Construed in Colorado. ...................9
3. New Claims 33 And 34 Of The ’774 Patent Are Not
Identical To Claims 1 And 19 Litigated In The Colorado
Case ..........................................................................................12
4. The Gibson Guitar Corp. Case Is Distinguishable.......................14
B. The Colorado Case Did Not Proceed To Final Judgment......................16
C. The Court Is Not Bound By The Claim Construction Decision
Reached In The Colorado Case...........................................................17
D. Collateral Estoppel Cannot Be Applied To The ’108 Patent
Because It Was Not Asserted In Colorado .........................................18
E. Alternatively, E.Digital Proposes That The Court Postpone
Decision On The Motion Until After Completion Of Markman
Proceedings.........................................................................................21
V. CONCLUSION................................................................................................22