Posts Tagged: claim indefiniteness
A Primer on Indefiniteness and Means-Plus-Function
The basic law relative to § 112, ¶6 explains that a decision on whether a claim is indefinite under § 112, ¶ 6 requires a determination of whether those skilled in the art would …
Federal Circuit on Software Patents: Show Me the Algorithms
Earlier today the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Noah Systems, Inc. v. Intuit, Inc. According to the Federal Circuit …
CAFC Kills Means-Plus-Function in Software Patent
All of this might be confusing to a Judge who is unfamiliar with computers, but that is not the test, is it? The question is supposed to …
Ordinary Plain Meaning: Defining Terms in a Patent Application
The question of whether a term is defined adequately is really a legal question, so the views and opinions of those who are not well versed in …
U.S. Patent Office Issues Supplementary 112 Guidelines
Of course, it will be most useful for patent examiners to review and truly internalize the guidelines, but there is some excellent language here that is quite …