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CAFC: “Reciprocate” and “Translate” are not Distinct Motions
by
Christopher Francis
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February 12th, 2018
In Smith & Nephew, Covidien v. Hologic, (Fed. Cir., 2018) the CAFC interpreted the claim phrase “simultaneously rotate, translate, and reciprocate” such that reciprocating includes a translating motion, but is not necessar…
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