functional patent claiming

“Program,” “UI Code,” Not Means-Plus-Function Terms

The Federal Circuit has held that claim terms “program” and “user interface code,” as used in the phrases “program that can operate the movement of the pointer” and “user interface code being configured to detect one… Read More

Beware Indefiniteness under Williamson and 35 U.S.C. §112(f)

Functional patent claim language not only justified an Examiner’s indefiniteness rejections under 35 USC § 112(b), but also justified a new ground of indefiniteness rejection in In re Xie, Ex parte Appeal 2017-000540, Applicati… Read More

Fed. Cir: Patent Claim Not Indefinite System/Method Hybrid

A patent claim directed to a system comprising multiple elements including a “CRM software application” that according to the claim “presents,” “receives,” and “generates” various data was not indefinite under 35 U… Read More

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