Article: PATENTS

Article: Patent claim interpretation methodologies and their ...
William and Mary Law Review;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... their impact on the substantive function of patent claims. A claim scope paradigm criterion represents a significant ... discussion on patent scope and theories is patent claim interpretation. Patent claims are single sentences found at the end of the ...

Article: Patent Claim Construction: A Sliding-Scale Standard ...
The Review of Litigation;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... to exclude."3 Claims are frequently ... 4 Currently, patent claim construction is ... the scope of the patent by interpreting its claims; this process is known as claim construction ... Determinations regarding patent scope require the ...

Article: The changing meaning of patent claim terms.
Michigan Law Review;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Situating the Meaning of Claim Terms in Time 1 ... Plus-Function Claims 4. Infringement B. Defining Patent Claims Consistently II ... Justifying Unified Claim Construction B. Selecting ... Meaning C. The Scope of Patents Under a Filing-Date ...

Article: Drafting Error Invalidates Patent Claim Covering ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  August 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... that the dependent claim in question fell ... the scope of the claim from which it depended ... applicants for U.S. patents must satisfy all ... prior to obtaining a patent, even those that ... stark reminder that claims are the fence that ... failures in drafting a claim properly can leave ...

Article: Patent Claim Scope.(Brief Article)
Mondaq Business Briefing;  July 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... window. Although the patent figures showed long ... Consequently, the claim term was not limited ... for interpreting the claims: the claim language, the specification ... cases show that when a patent includes multiple or ...

Article: How broad is your patent claim?
Chemical Engineering Progress;  June 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... s broadest claim. Patent law recognizes ... the scope of a patent is determined by the claims, not the specification, and patents frequently have claims that are broader ... Furthermore, patent law does not ... s broadest claim. The first ...

Article: German Federal Supreme Court On The Interpretation Of The Scope ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  March 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... com Generally, a patent claim may not be interpreted ... restrictive interpretation of a patent claim below its literal meaning ... infringement of three patents relating to a multi ... interpretation of the relevant patent claims by considering the patent ...