Legal Opinion
Zeroclick, LLC v. Apple Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 1, 2018No. 2017-1267PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, Circuit Judge.
Zeroclick, LLC sued Apple Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asserting claims 2 and 52 of U.S. Patent No. 7,818,691 and claim 19 of U.S. Patent No. 8,549,443 . The district court found the asserted claims invalid for indefiniteness, reasoning that the claims recited means-plus-function terms for which the specifications do not disclose sufficient structure. Because the district court failed to undertake the relevant inquiry and make related factual findings to support its conclusion that the asserted claims recited…
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