(United States Federal Circuit) - In an infringement action involving a patent that provides systems and methods for implementing digital domestic networks having a control point located on a wide area network,the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Apple, finding no infringement, and is affirmed where: 1) statements made by a patent owner during an IPR proceeding,whether before or after an institution decision, can be relied upon to support a finding of prosecution disclaimer; and 2) plaintiff's statements during an IPR proceeding were a clear and unmistakable disavowal of claim scope.
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