MiiCs & Partners America, Inc., et al. v. Toshiba Corporation, et al., C.A. Nos. 14-803-RGA; 14-804-RGA, August 31, 2016.
Andrews, J. Claim construction opinion issues regarding eleven terms from five patents. A Markman hearing took place on August 10, 2016.
The disputed technology relates fabricating thin film transistor array. The following terms were considered:
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“a terminal of said [gate/drain] bus line”
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“operative semiconductor”
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“formed separately”
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“First backlight”/ “Second backlight”
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“second backlight having an oscillation wave”/ “an oscillation wave of the first backlight”
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“an upper and a lower frame”
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“stepped prortusion”
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“vicinity of its end”
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“a plurality of stepped protrusions formed in the vicinity of its end”
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“channel in an ohmic contact layer and a semiconductor layer”
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“channel”