The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's judgment of noninfringement in favor of Cisco Systems in a patent infringement case brought by Egenera. Egenera alleged that Cisco's Unified Computing System infringed its patent related to virtual server deployment technology. The court concluded that Egenera did not prove infringement regarding the '430 patent. Key aspects included the interpretation of 'computer processor' as a CPU and the distinction that Cisco's technology employed Ethernet functions rather than emulating them, leading to the summary judgment in favor of Cisco.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a noninfringement judgment in favor of Cisco, concluding that Egenera failed to prove Cisco's UCS infringed its patent.
The '430 patent enables software-based deployment of virtual servers, allowing system administrators to manage resources without physical rewiring, simplifying data center management.
Cisco's Unified Computing System employs Ethernet functionalities but does not emulate them, which was a key consideration in the Federal Circuit's ruling against Egenera.
The district court ruled that 'computer processor' in the patent referred specifically to a CPU, impacting Egenera's claims of infringement against Cisco's UCS.
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