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Administrative/Regulatory

Dec. 21, 2004

'Phillips' May Decide Conflict In Patent Claim Construction

Focus Column - Administrative Law - By Jennifer R. Bush - For the past five years, and arguably longer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has used two competing approaches to patent claim construction. The two approaches place primary reliance, respectively, on the patentee's use of a term in the patent specification and the "ordinary meaning" of a term as found in general purpose and/or technical dictionaries.

Jennifer R. Bush

Associate Fenwick & West LLP

Email: jbush@fenwick.com

Jennifer's practice focuses primarily on PTAB trials and patent litigation.

        
Focus Column

Administrative Law

By Jennifer R. Bush
        
        For the past five years, and arguably longer, the U.S. Co...

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