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Federal Circuit Clarifies Permissible Scope of IPR Replies and Analogous Prior Art Tests

York Faulkner

Oct 22, 20239 min read

Federal Circuit Clarifies Permissible Scope of IPR Replies and Analogous Prior Art Tests

. . . Regarding Corephotonics’s second argument, the Federal Circuit found no abuse of discretion in the Board permitting Apple to...

A Means-Plus-Function Trap—Presumption Fails to Save Functional Claims Lacking Structural Antecedent

York Faulkner

Oct 17, 20236 min read

A Means-Plus-Function Trap—Presumption Fails to Save Functional Claims Lacking Structural Antecedent

. . . “This is the epitome of functional claiming: a black box that captures any and all structures that fulfill the function, just as if...

Federal Circuit Clarifies “Field of Endeavor” and “Reasonably Pertinent” Analogous Prior Art Tests

York Faulkner

Oct 10, 20236 min read

Federal Circuit Clarifies “Field of Endeavor” and “Reasonably Pertinent” Analogous Prior Art Tests

. . . The court expressly ruled that Netflix was not required to use specific language or “magic words” to define a field of endeavor and...

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