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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

The Power of Plain English Patent Claims

The dramatic ending of Ridley Scott's 1991 crime drama, Thelma & Louise, is oft cited as an analogy for the thin line between patent claims being narrow enough to withstand validity challenges but broad enough to maintain infringement value. This tension frames a dance between parties throughout litigation in large part because claim terms are generally not written in ordinary English and need to be translated.
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
2 months ago

Red-Lining Revelations: Edits between Patent Families Continue to be Highly Relevant to Claim Construction

Minor changes in patent specifications can lead to differing claim constructions across family member applications.
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