Wi-Lan Inc. v. Sharp Elecs. Corp.

362 F. Supp. 3d 226
CourtDistrict Court, D. Delaware
DecidedFebruary 14, 2019
DocketC.A. No. 15-379-LPS; C.A. No. 15-788-LPS
StatusPublished
Cited by4 cases

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Wi-Lan Inc. v. Sharp Elecs. Corp., 362 F. Supp. 3d 226 (D. Del. 2019).

Opinion

STARK, U.S. District Judge

Pending before the Court are Plaintiff Wi-LAN Inc.'s ("Plaintiff") Motions for Summary Judgment of Infringement (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 406; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 334), Defendants Sharp Electronics Corporation and Vizio, Inc.'s (collectively, "Defendants") Motions to Preclude the Expert Opinions of Craig K. Tanner (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 408; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 329), *229Defendants' Motions to Preclude the Analysis of Rebecca Reed-Arthurs (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 410; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 330), Defendants' Motions to Preclude the Expert Opinions of Ionut Mirel (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 411; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 331), Defendants' Motions to Preclude the Expert Opinions of David A. Kennedy (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 412; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 332), Plaintiff's Motions for Partial Summary Judgment of No Invalidity (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 414; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 339), Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 416; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 337), and Plaintiff's Motions to Preclude the Infringement and Validity Expert Reports of Clifford Reader (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 419; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 344). The Court heard arguments on these motions on December 19, 2018 and took all motions under advisement. (See D.I. 471 ("Tr.") ) The Court has also considered the parties' supplemental briefs and letters responding to the Court's post-hearing questions (C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 470; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 399). (See C.A. No. 15-379 D.I. 472, 473, 474, 475, 481, 482; C.A. No. 15-788 D.I. 401, 402, 403, 404, 410, 411)1

I. BACKGROUND

While this was initially a three-patent case, only one patent remains asserted in this action: U.S. Patent No. 6,359,654 (the " '654 patent"). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants each infringe claims 1, 4, and 9 of the '654 patent, which are methods of displaying interlaced video data on non-interlaced monitors. The claimed methods require four steps: "capturing" two fields into buffers, "scaling" the fields, "adjusting" one of the fields, and "displaying" the two fields sequentially on a non-interlaced monitor. ( '654 patent, cls. 1, 4, 9)

II. LEGAL STANDARDS

Under Rule 56(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, "[t]he court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating the absence of a genuine issue of material fact. See Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp. , 475 U.S. 574, 585-86, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986). An assertion that a fact cannot be - or, alternatively, is - genuinely disputed must be supported either by "citing to particular parts of materials in the record, including depositions, documents, electronically stored information, affidavits or declarations, stipulations (including those made for purposes of the motion only), admissions, interrogatory answers, or other materials," or by "showing that the materials cited do not establish the absence or presence of a genuine dispute, or that an adverse party cannot produce admissible evidence to support the fact." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(A) & (B). If the moving party has carried its burden, the nonmovant must then "come forward with specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial." Matsushita , 475 U.S. at 587, 106 S.Ct. 1348 (internal quotation marks omitted). The Court will "draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party, and it may not make credibility determinations or weigh the evidence." Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc. , 530 U.S. 133, 150, 120 S.Ct. 2097, 147 L.Ed.2d 105 (2000).

To defeat a motion for summary judgment, the nonmoving party must "do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material *230facts." Matsushita , 475 U.S. at 586, 106 S.Ct. 1348 ; see also Podobnik v. U.S. Postal Serv. , 409 F.3d 584, 594 (3d Cir. 2005) (stating party opposing summary judgment "must present more than just bare assertions, conclusory allegations or suspicions to show the existence of a genuine issue") (internal quotation marks omitted). The "mere existence of some alleged factual dispute between the parties will not defeat an otherwise properly supported motion for summary judgment;" a factual dispute is genuine only where "the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party." Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242, 247-48, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). "If the evidence is merely colorable, or is not significantly probative, summary judgment may be granted." Id. at 249-50, 106 S.Ct. 2505 (internal citations omitted); see also

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