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Article: Federal Circuit Grants Interlocutory Review Of Claim Construction.(University of California v Dako North America)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- March 30, 2007
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a somewhat unusual situation, granted a motion for interlocutory review of a district court claim construction order. The Regents of the University of California et. al., v. Dako North America, Inc. Case No. 07-1202 (Fed. Cir., Feb. 14, 2007) (Lourie, J.). Permission for such a review is rarely granted. Typically, the Federal Circuit reviews claim construction issues only on appeal from final judgment.
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