The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling denying attorneys fees under Section 285 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. sec. 285, when the lower court construed the critical patent term at summary judgment and then held the accused device did not … [Read more...] about No Section 285 Attorneys Fees for Patent Claim Construction Ruling at Summary Judgment
Williamson v Citrix: Functional Language Without Structural Meaning in System Patent Claims Trigger MPF Section 112(f)
The Patent Appeals court, in an en banc decision, reversed decades of precedent and held that section 112(f) of the Patent Statute, which concerns “means plus function” MPF language should apply to claim limitations which do not have structural meaning without regard to nonce … [Read more...] about Williamson v Citrix: Functional Language Without Structural Meaning in System Patent Claims Trigger MPF Section 112(f)
