District Court, D. Delaware January 12, 2007, CIV.A. 02-272-MPT, CIV.A. 02-477-MPT (Inline Connection Corp. v. AOL Time Warner Inc.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THYNGE, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this patent infringement case, Inline Communication Corporation

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(“Inline”) sued America Online Inc. (“AOL”) on April 12, 2002, and EarthLink, Inc. (“Earth-Link”) on June 4, 2002, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,844,596 (“the ’596 patent”), 6,243,446 (“the ’446 patent”), and 6,236,718 (“the ’718 patent”).