Construct your patent claims carefully
Now more than ever, because of a Federal Appeals Court decision, patent claims will be examined more -- and without external evidence such as a dictionary. Actually seems to make some sense, as innovation, as described in a patent application, is inherently new. Dictionaries are about meanings which have emerged because use of a word has settled to the point it can be codified. Perhaps patent applications ought to include their own glossary sections. Read more in this blog.
posted by Dana Bostrom @ 08:15
1 Comments:
Dana. I just saw your blog for the first time -- Great work, and thanks for linking to my site.
Best,
Dennis Crouch
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