Using Claim Construction to Import Limitations

by Mark St. Amour on February 21st, 2019
In Continental Circuits LLC v. Intel Corp. No. 2018-1076 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2019) the Federal Circuit determined the district court erred in its claim construction and explained the high bar that must be met to import limitations… Read More

Patent Drafting Tip: Take Care with Open-Ended Descriptions

by Charles Bieneman on June 7th, 2018
Be careful with the conventional wisdom that tells a patent drafter to use permissive, open-ended language when describing features of an invention.  Like me, you may have been taught to avoid “patent obscenities” like “inv… Read More

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