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: IP SpotlightU.S. District Court Judges Express Narrow View of Patent Claims
By Jim Singer
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the “Advanced Patent Law Institute” at the USPTO, sponsored by the George Mason University School of Law, the University of Texas School of Law, and Navigant Consulting. One of the more interesting presentations involved a panel of District Court judges from the Eastern District of Texas, Eastern District of Virginia, and the District of Massachusetts.
When asked about common issues that they see in patent claim construction, all of the judges expressed concern about broadly worded claims. In particular, (more…)

Full post as published by IP Spotlight on January 16, 2008 (boomark / email).
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