Dynacore Holdings Corp. v. U.S. Philips Corp.

No fact issue to satisfy patent's ?equal peers in a single network configuration' claim limitation.

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Judge Swain

DYNACORE HOLDINGS CORPORATION v. U.S. PHILIPS CORP. Plaintiffs Dynacore Holding Corporation and Dynacore Patent Litigation Trust (collectively Dynacore or Plaintiffs) have brought two separate actions, 01 Civ. 5912 and 01 Civ. 10798, alleging infringement of a patent for technology relating to networks that interconnect computers and related devices (each a node) in local area networks or LANs.¹ The patent has been assigned United States Patent No. 5,077,732 (hereinafter the 732 Patent). The claims of the 732 Patent are directed generally to a method of communication between nodes within a network, wherein nodes have both enhanced and common [communication speed] capabilities. (First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement and Jury Demand, Dynacore Holdings Corp. v. U.S. Philips Corporation et al., dated July 5, 2001 (Philips Complaint) at _ 22; see also Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement and Jury Demand, Dynacore Holdings Corp. v. Sony Corporation of America, Inc. et al., dated January 22, 2003 (Sony Complaint), _ 19.) The Defendants in 01 Civ. 5012 and 01 Civ. 10798 include manufacturers of a variety of products, including semiconductors, printers and computers, which incorporate or utilize a certain digital interface known as the IEEE 1394 Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus (IEEE 1394 Standard). The IEEE 1394 Standard permits users to interconnect a variety of electronic devices. Plaintiffs allege generally that [p]roducts incorporating the IEEE 1394 standard fall within the scope of the claimed subject matter of the 732 patent and that [t]he IEEE 1394 standard utilizes technology which falls within the scope of the claimed subject matter of the 732 patent. (Philips Complaint at __ 3, 25; Sony Complaint at __ 3, 24.) The complaints do not specify the patent claims allegedly infringed by implementation of the IEEE 1394 Standard.

Dynacore Holdings Corp. v. U.S. Philips Corp.

No fact issue to satisfy patent's ?equal peers in a single network configuration' claim limitation.

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