The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (“Maryland”), owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,673,532 B2 (“the ‘532 patent”), recently lost the ‘532 patent when the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circ…
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Can a court construe two different terms in two different claims the same way? If the specification uses those phrases in the same way, then yes. In Pavo Solutions, LLC v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Nos. 2016-2209, 2016-23…
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In Ignite USA, LLC. V. Camelback Products, LLC., No. 2016-2747 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 12, 2017), the Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB’s inter parte review claim construction that the claim term “connected” does not require a permane…
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Tinnus Enterprises, LLC (“Tinnus”), owner of U.S. Patent No. 9,527,612 B2 (“the ‘612 patent”) recently suffered a setback when the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board ordered institution of a post-grant review of the…
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Here is a case illustrating the general rule that the preamble of a patent claim is rarely construed as a substantive claim limitation. In Georgetown Rail Equipment Co. v. Holland L.P.¸ No. 2016-2297 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 1, 2017), the…
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