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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