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`FOR THE DISTRICT DELAWARE
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`RODE MICROPHONES, LLC. and
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`PLAINTIFF ZAXCOM, INC.’S OPENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`O’KELLY & O’ROURKE, LLC
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`Gerard M. O’Rourke (No. 3265)
`Sean T. O’Kelly (No. 4349)
`824 North Market Street, Suite 1001A
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 778-4000
`gorourke@okorlaw.com
`sokelly@okorlaw.com
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`Dated: March 28, 2025
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`Of Counsel:
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`Rita C. Chipperson
`CHIPPERSON LAW GROUP, P.C.
`163 Madison Avenue, Suite 220-40
`Morristown, New Jersey 07960
`973-845-9071
`rcc@chippersonlaw.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`RØDE Exhibit 1060
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`Defendants challenge these claims because the claims do not explicitly state that the
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`received local audio becomes “received local audio data” upon entering the device (i.e., the
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`audio is converted to audio data.). This does not render the claim indefinite.
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`In Slimfold Manufacturing Co. v. Kinkead Industries, Inc., 810 F.2d 1113, 1116 - 1117
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`(Fed. Cir. 1987), the Federal Circuit noted that antecedent basis may be present by
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`implication. See also Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2001), (holding
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`that despite the absence of explicit antecedent basis, if the scope of a claim would be
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`reasonably ascertainable by those skilled in the art then the claim is not indefinite."); see also
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`Cross Medical Products v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, 424 F.3d 1293, 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
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`Here, a person of skill in the art reviewing Figure 3A and its associated description in the
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`specification at col. 7, lines 46 – col. 9, line 20 would readily understand how the claimed
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`invention works. This claim is not indefinite, and Defendants have failed to carry their
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`burden of demonstrating indefiniteness by clear and convincing evidence.
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`Claim
`Term/Phrase
`’444 Patent, Claim
`16:
`“the remote
`control unit”
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`Zaxcom’s Construction
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`Defendants Construction
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`Not indefinite.
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`Indefinite (lack of antecedent
`basis; Nautilus)
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`Zaxcom will drop its assertion of this claim in an effort to simplify the issues before the
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`Court.
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`Claim
`Term/Phrase
`“the remote
`receiver is a
`master timecode
`generator”
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`Zaxcom’s Construction
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`Defendants Construction
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`Not indefinite
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`Indefinite (Nautilus)
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`Zaxcom will drop its assertion of this claim in an effort to simplify the issues before the
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`Court.
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`Section 3: Means-plus-function
`Claim
`Zaxcom’s Construction
`Term/Phrase
`“control unit”
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`Not in means-plus-function
`format. Claim should be
`interpreted using plain language
`of the claim.
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`Defendants Construction
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`Means-plus-function element:
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`Function: controlling
`the at least one local audio
`device, including creating local
`audio data from locally
`generated audio and storing the
`local audio data in a memory;
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`Structure: Texas
`Instruments part number
`TMS32005509A, electrically
`coupled to the local audio device
`receiver, the audio input device,
`and the memory
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`The key issue underlying the disputes in this section is whether the term “control unit”
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`should be construed using means-plus-function analysis. Initially, Zaxcom contends that
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`these terms should be construed consistently across all asserted patents. As a result, Zaxcom
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`has only specifically addressed the first usage of the term “control unit” in the ‘443 patent at
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`claims 1 and 17. As set forth below, certain asserted claims in other asserted patents use the
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`term “local processing unit” to refer to the same component. Zaxcom contends that the term
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`“local processing unit” should be construed consistently with “control unit.”
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`The courts that have specifically addressed this issue have ruled in favor of Zaxcom’s
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`position that “control unit” does not require a means-plus-function analysis. See Cellular
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`Communs. Equip. LLC v. HTC Corp., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3759 (E.D. Tex. January 8,
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`2018); Canon, Inc. v. TCL Elecs. Holdings Ltd., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76751 (E.D. Tex.
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`local timecode with the at
`least one master timecode,
`(iii) creating time-
`referenced local audio data
`from the local timecode, and
`(iv) storing the time-referenced
`local audio data in at least one
`local memory;
`- Structure: Texas
`Instruments part number
`TMS32005509A,
`operatively coupled to the at
`least one local memory, and,
`optionally, the at least one
`local transmitter and,
`optionally, the at least one
`local receiver
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`Zaxcom incorporates is discussion above by reference as if fully set forth herein.
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`V.
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`Conclusion
`For the reasons set forth, the Court should adopt Zaxcom’s proposed constructions and
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`reject Defendants’ proposed constructions.
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`Dated: March 28, 2025
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`Of Counsel:
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`Rita C. Chipperson
`CHIPPERSON LAW GROUP, P.C.
`163 Madison Avenue, Suite 220-40
`Morristown, New Jersey 07960
`973-845-9071
`rcc@chippersonlaw.com
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` Respectfully submitted,
`O’KELLY & O’ROURKE, LLC
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`/s/ Gerard M. O’Rourke_
`Gerard M. O’Rourke (No. 3265)
`Sean T. O’Kelly (No. 4349)
`824 North Market Street, Suite 1001A
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 778-4000
`gorourke@okorlaw.com
`sokelly@okorlaw.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Case 1:23-cv-01245-JFM Document 127-2 Filed 02/21/25 Page 1 of 35 PageID #:
`3797
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`Section 1: Disputed Terms
`Claim
`Identification
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`Claim
`Term/Phrase
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`Zaxcom Proposed
`Construction
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`“master timecode
`generator”
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`A producer of a
`master time
`reference signal
`that controls at
`least one other
`timecode
`generator
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`‘443 Patent –
`claims 1 and
`27;
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`‘902 Patent –
`claims 1 and
`21;
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`‘814 Patent –
`claims 13, 28
`and 50;
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`‘207 Patent –
`claims 17, 59,
`75, and 91;
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`‘444 Patent –
`claims 7 and
`20;
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`Defendants
`Reason for
`Construction
`Claim
`construction
`issue relates
`to whether
`the accused
`products
`infringe.
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`Zaxcom
`Reason for
`Construction
`Relevant to
`Infringement
`And/Or
`Validity. To
`the extent
`that the
`Court rules
`in
`Defendants’
`favor,
`Zaxcom does
`not concede
`that the
`accused
`products are
`not
`infringing.
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`Exhibit B – Disputed Terms
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`Zaxcom Intrinsic
`Evidence
`Citations
`‘443 Patent
`(Ex. C) at FIG
`2A, FIG 4A,
`FIG 5, FIG 6,
`Col. 2, lines 1
`– 21; col. 2,
`lines 58 – 61;
`col. 3, line 55
`– 67; col. 4,
`lines 55 – 62;
`col. 5, lines 17
`– 56; col. 8,
`line 65 - col. 9,
`lines 12; col.
`9, lines 36 –
`52; col. 10,
`lines 4 – 51;
`col. 12, lines
`56 – 64; col.
`13: 28 – 32;
`col. 13, line 66
`– col. 14, line
`2; col. 14,
`lines 39 – 62;
`col. 15, lines 4
`– 12; col. 17,
`lines 10 - 16.
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`Defendants
`Proposed
`Construction
`“a producer of
`a plurality of
`master
`timecodes
`controlling
`other time
`code
`generators”
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`Alternatively,
`to the extent
`that Zaxcom’s
`construction
`is considered,
`it should be
`revised to
`read: “a
`producer of a
`master time
`reference
`signal
`comprising
`hours,
`minutes,
`seconds, and
`frames, that
`controls at
`least one other
`timecode
`generator”
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`1
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`Defendants
`Intrinsic Evidence
`Citations
`‘443 patent (Ex.
`C) at FIG 1, FIG.
`2A, FIG. 4A,
`FIG. 5, FIG. 6,
`2:1-5, 2:58-61,
`5:17-56, 8:65-
`9:12, 9:36-52,
`10:12-33, 10:47-
`51, 12:42-64,
`13:28-32, 13:66-
`14:2,14:39-42,
`14:57-62, 15:4-
`12, 17:10-16;
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`IPR2018-01130
`(8,385,814),
`Final Written
`Decision (Ex. K)
`at pp. 9-11;
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`IPR2018-01129
`(7,929,902),
`Final Written
`Decision (Ex. L)
`at pp. 12-14;
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`Zaxcom, Inc. v.
`Lectrosonics,
`Inc., No. 2020-
`1350, 2022 WL
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`RØDE Exhibit 1060
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`Case 1:23-cv-01245-JFM Document 127-2 Filed 02/21/25 Page 25 of 35 PageID #:
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`Not indefinite
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`’444 Patent,
`Claims
`3, 15
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`’444 Patent,
`Claims
`1, 13
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`Not indefinite. Any
`purported lack of
`antecedent basis
`does not render the
`claim indefinite.
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`’444 Patent,
`Claim 16
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`Not indefinite.
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`“wherein the
`local audio
`device is in the
`form of a body
`pack typically
`worn by news
`announcers and
`performers”
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`’444 Patent,
`Claims 1, 13:
`“the receiving
`of the local
`audio data by
`the local audio
`device”
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`’444
`Patent,
`Claim 16:
`“the
`remote
`control
`unit”
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`generated
`audio or local
`audio data.”;
`‘605 Patent,
`Claim 16.
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`‘444 Patent (Ex. I)
`at FIGS 1, 3B;
`col. 1 , line 63 –
`col. 2, line 5; Col.
`8, line 55 – col. 9,
`line 3;
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`‘444 patent (Ex. I)
`at FIG. 3A, col. 5,
`lines 9-23; col. 9,
`lines 4-36; col. 10,
`lines 17-28; col.
`11, lines 12-23;
`col. 12, lines 24-
`41, col.13, line
`62- col. 14, line
`17; col. 20, lines
`22 – 39;
`’444 Patent (Ex.
`I), Claims 13, 15,
`16
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`Indefinite
`(Nautilus)
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`Relevant to
`Validity
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`‘444 patent (Ex. I) at
`FIGs 1, 3B, 1:63-
`2:5, 8:55-9:3, claims
`1, 2, 13
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`Indefinite (lack
`of antecedent
`basis;
`Nautilus)
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`‘444 patent (Ex I) at
`FIG. 3A, 5:9-13,
`9:44-36, 10:17-28,
`11:12-19, 12:24-29,
`13:62-67, 20:30-39
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`Relevant to
`Validity
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`Indefinite (lack
`of antecedent
`basis; Nautilus)
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`’444 Patent (Ex I)
`Claims 13, 15, 16
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`Relevant to
`Validity.
`
`potential scope
`of the case.
`
`Claim
`construction
`issue relates
`directly to the
`validity of the
`claim and the
`potential scope
`of the case.
` Claim
`construction
`issue relates
`directly to the
`validity of the
`claim and the
`potential scope
`of the case.
`
`Claim
`construction
`issue relates
`directly to the
`validity of the
`claim and the
`potential scope
`of the case.
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`“the remote
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`’444 Patent,
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`Not indefinite
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`‘444 Patent (Ex. I) Indefinite
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`‘444 patent (Ex I) at Relevant to
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`Claim
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`Case 1:23-cv-01245-JFM Document 127-2 Filed 02/21/25 Page 26 of 35 PageID #:
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`receiver is a
`master timecode
`generator”
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`Claims
`7, 20
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`(Nautilus)
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`at FIG 1, FIG 6;
`col. 11, lines 23 –
`32; col. 17, lines 9
`– 38;
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`FIG. 1, 11:23-32,
`17:9-11, 17:30-38,
`claims 1, 7, 13, 20
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`Validity
`
`construction
`issue relates
`directly to the
`validity of the
`claim and the
`potential scope
`of the case.
`
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`Section 3: Means-plus-function
`Claim
`Claim
`Zaxcom
`Term/Phrase
`Identification
`Proposed
`Construction
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`“control unit”
`
`’443
`Patent,
`Claims 1,
`17
`
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`Not in means-
`plus-function
`format. Claim
`should be
`interpreted using
`plain language
`of the claim.
`
`“control unit”
`
`’902 Patent,
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`Not in means-
`
`Defendants Proposed
`Construction
`
`Zaxcom
`Intrinsic
`Evidence
`Citations
` ’443 Patent
`(Ex. C) at FIG
`3A; FIG 4; FIG
`7; col. 2, lines
`1 – 21; col. 7,
`line 46 – col. 9,
`lines 23; col.
`10, lines 35 –
`51; col. 13, line
`6 – col. 14, line
`24; col. 16,
`lines 38-45
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`Means-plus-function
`element:
`-
`Function:
`controlling the at least
`one local audio device,
`including creating local
`audio data from locally
`generated audio and
`storing the local audio
`data in a memory;
`-
`Structure:
`Texas Instruments part
`number
`TMS32005509A,
`electrically coupled to
`the local audio device
`receiver, the audio input
`device, and the memory
`’443 Patent at Means-plus-function
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`Defendants
`Intrinsic
`Evidence
`Citations
`’443 patent (Ex
`C) at FIG 3A,
`FIG. 4, FIG. 7,
`2:1-15, 7:46-60,
`8:4-14, 8:26-32,
`8:33-42, 8:57-
`9:1, 9:24-35,
`10:35-47,
`11:55-67, 12:1-
`17, 12:56-64,
`13:6-9, 13:15-
`18, 13:28-41,
`13:50-14:2,
`14:6-18, 16:38-
`45
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`Zaxcom Reason
`for
`Construction
`
`Defendants
`Reason for
`Construction
`
`Relevant to
`Infringement
`And/Or Validity.
`To the extent
`that the Court
`rules in
`Defendants’
`favor, Zaxcom
`does not concede
`that the accused
`products are not
`infringing.
`
`Resolution of this
`claim
`construction
`dispute is at least
`relevant to
`whether the
`Accused Products
`infringe the
`asserted
`apparatus claims,
`e.g., whether they
`include the
`corresponding
`structure or an
`equivalent
`thereof.
`
`’443 patent (Ex Relevant to
`
`Resolution of
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`CLAIM 1
`A system for locally
`recording locally generated
`audio as time-referenced
`local audio data and for
`substantially
`simultaneously
`transmitting audio data to a
`remote device, the system
`comprising:
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`a remote receiver, the
`remote receiver configured
`to create at least one master
`timecode and to receive
`audio data;
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`RODE GO II
`The Wireless Go II System (“Wireless Go II System”)
`from RODE Microphone, LLC (“RODE”) includes a
`Wireless PRO Transmitter (“Go II Transmitter”) and a
`Wireless PRO Receiver (“Go II Receiver”). See pp. 1-
`2, Features Section, of Rode Wireless Go II User
`Guide & Support accessed from the Rode Website at
`https://rode.com/en/user-guides/wireless-go-ii, a
`screen shot of which is attached to the Complaint as
`Exhibit M1 (“Go II User Guide”). The Wireless GO II
`System Product Page is also attached to the Complaint
`as Exh. N1 (“Pro Product Page”).
`The Wireless Go II System is a system for recording
`locally generated audio and for substantially
`simultaneously transmitting audio data to a remote
`device.
`
`ZAXCOM PATENT US 12,051,444
`RODE PRO
`The Wireless PRO System (“Wireless Pro System”)
`from RODE Microphone, LLC (“RODE”) includes
`a Wireless PRO Transmitter (“Pro Transmitter”) and
`a Wireless PRO Receiver (“Pro Receiver”). See
`pages 1 and 2, Features Section, of Rode Wireless
`Pro User Guide & Support accessed from the Rode
`Website at https://rode.com/en-us/user-
`guides/wireless-pro, a screen shot of which is
`attached to the Complaint as
`Complaint Ex. M2 (“Pro User Guide”). The Wireless
`PRO System is also attached to the Complaint as
`Exhibit N2 (“Pro
`Product Page”).
`The Wireless Pro System is a system for recording locally
`generated audio and for substantially simultaneously
`transmitting audio data to a remote device.
`The Pro Receiver includes “at least one master
`timecode generator for generating a plurality of master
`timecodes.”
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`When the Pro Receiver is connected to a computer, the
`Pro Receiver syncs to the time of the computer clock.
`The Pro Transmitters then wirelessly sync to the time of
`the Pro Receiver when the Pro Transmitters are turned
`on. The Pro receiver is the master timecode generator
`to the Pro transmitters. See Exs. C & D.
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`Alternatively, the device operating the Rode Central
`application (“App Device”) includes “at least one
`master timecode generator for generating a plurality of
`master timecodes.” The Pro Receiver is coupled to the
`App Device. The App Device generates a plurality of
`master timecodes which are transmitted to the Pro
`Transmitters by way of the Pro Receiver when the Pro
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`When the Go II Receiver is connected to a computer,
`the Rode Go II Receiver syncs to the time of the
`computer clock. The Go II Transmitters then wirelessly
`sync to the time of the Go II Receivers when the Go II
`Transmitters are turned on. The receiver is the master
`timecode generator to the transmitters. See Ex A & B.
`
`Alternatively, a device operating the Rode Central
`application (“App Device”) includes “at least one master
`timecode generator for generating a plurality of master
`timecodes.” The Go II Receiver is coupled to an App
`Device. The App Device generates a plurality of master
`timecodes which are transmitted to the Go II
`Transmitters by way of the Go II Receiver when the Go
`II Transmitters are turned on and communicating with
`the Go II Transmitters. The App Device is the master
`timecode generator to the Go II Transmitters.
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`pro?srsltid=AfmBOopRqr09qufRHE-
`A4_5aTbxDwioFWeCcpd8fNPTXvTogJXLBSxRw
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`CLAIM 23
`A system according to
`claim 13 further
`comprising: a remote
`control unit.
`
`RODE GO II
`In the Go II, the Go II receiver also functions as a
`“remote control unit” that the ability to transmit digital
`commands to the transmitter such as “mute transmitter.”
`https://rode.com/en-us/user-guides/wireless-go-
`ii?srsltid=AfmBOoolNA0eUCVqt0EAEkmjJLGdk5A08
`6QNf3GllML82U0o8GCFwgZ2
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`RODE PRO
`In the Pro, the Pro receiver also functions as a “remote
`control unit” that the ability to transmit digital commands
`to the transmitter such as “start/stop record.”
`https://rode.com/en-us/user-guides/wireless-
`pro?srsltid=AfmBOop1JtjyuMqn9rBHp1O32HLVHhg9e
`NPHEH3yUTUKqtLbCKlmtuLE
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`CLAIM 24
`A system according to
`claim 23, wherein the
`remote control unit is a
`personal computer.
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`RODE GO II
`The Go II may be used with a smartphone to wirelessly
`transmit commands to the Go II transmitter through the
`receiver when running Rode Central. See
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icly8iDY5R4&t=28s
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`RODE PRO
`The Pro may be used with a smartphone to wirelessly
`transmit commands to the Go II transmitter through the
`receiver when running Rode Central. See
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icly8iDY5R4&t=28s
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`RODE GO II
`Not asserted.
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`RODE PRO
`Not asserted.
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`CLAIM 25
`A system according to
`claim 13, wherein the
`remote receiver includes at
`least one remote processing
`unit and at least one remote
`memory, wherein the at
`least one remote memory
`stores instructions that,
`when executed by the at
`least one remote processing
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`Claim Term/Phrase
`
`Preambles of ’444
`Patent, Claims 28, 29
`
`Claim
`Identification
`’444 Patent,
`Claims 28, 29
`
`Zaxcom Proposed
`Construction
`The preambles are
`not limiting
`
`
`
`Zaxcom Intrinsic
`Evidence Citations
`
`“transmitted audio
`data”
`
`’605 Patent,
`Claim 16
`
`Not indefinite.
`
`“master timecode
`generator”
`
`“local timecode
`generator”
`
`
`
`
`
` A producer of a
`master time
`reference signal
`that controls at
`least one other
`timecode generator
`
` A producer of a time
`reference for use by a
`local audio device.
`
`
`
`“Transmitted
`audio data” is
`defined in Claim
`16 as “locally
`generated audio or
`local audio data.”
`
`Col. 2, lines 1 –
`21; col. 2, lines 58
`– 61; col. 3, line
`55 – 67; col. 4,
`lines 55 – 62; col.
`5, lines 17 – 41;
`col. 9, lines 1 – 12;
`col. 9, lines 35 –
`52; col. 10, lines 4
`– 51.
`Col. 2, lines 58 –
`61; col. 5, lines 17
`41; col. 7, lines 45
`– 60; col. 8, line
`57 – col. 9, line
`23; col. 9, lines 35
`– 42; col. 9, lines
`53 – col. 10, line
`34; col. 11, lines
`34 – 46; col. 12,
`lines 32 – 41; col.
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`1
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`RODE Proposed
`Construction
`The preambles are
`limiting.
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`Indefinite (Nautilus)
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`“a producer of a
`plurality of master
`timecodes
`controlling other
`time code
`generators”
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`“a device, program
`or application that
`generates timecodes
`for use by that
`device, program or
`application”
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`RODE Intrinsic
`Evidence Citations
`
`Reason for
`Construction
`Relevant to
`Infringement
`And/Or Validity
`Relevant to
`Validity
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`Relevant to
`Infringement
`And/Or Validity
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`Deleted: “A device, program or application that is set to a
`time reference and generates a time reference signal that can
`be used to sync at least one other¶
`device, program or application.”
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`Deleted:
`Deleted:
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`Relevant to
`Infringement
`And/Or Validity
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`Deleted: “A device, program or application that generates
`a time reference for use by that device, program or¶
`application.”
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`Claim
`Identification
`’814 Patent,
`Claim
`35
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`Zaxcom Proposed
`Construction
`Not indefinite
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`RODE Proposed
`Construction
`Zaxcom will drop this Indefinite (IPXL)
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`Zaxcom Intrinsic
`Evidence Citations
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`claim.
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`
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`RODE Intrinsic
`Evidence Citations
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`
`
`Reason for
`Construction
`
`’444 Patent,
`Claims
`3, 15, 16
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`’444 Patent,
`Claim
`27
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`Not indefinite
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`Col. 8, line 55 – col.
`9, line 3; Figure 3A
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`Indefinite (Nautilus)
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`Relevant to
`Infringement And/Or
`Validity
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`Not indefinite
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`Zaxcom will drop this Indefinite (Nautilus)
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`claim.
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`Claim Term/Phrase
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`’814 Patent, Claim
`35: “wherein said
`local audio data of
`said local audio
`devices is combined
`electronically to
`create a single multi-
`track
`data file”
`“wherein the local
`audio device is in
`the form of a body
`pack typically worn
`by news announcers
`and
`performers”
`’444 Patent, Claim
`27: “wherein the
`synchronize a local
`timecode with the at
`least one master
`timecode is done by
`synchronizing a
`local timecode
`generator to the
`master timecode, or
`synchronizing a
`local timecode to the
`master
`timecode”
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`RØDE Microphones, LLC, et. al v. Zaxcom, Inc.
`Page 11 of 11
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