by Steve Driskill | Aug 15, 2012 | [sub] common terms, [sub] prosecution history, Claim Interpretation, Estoppel / Disclaimer
The main lesson here is that a “device” is a broad term and may be interpreted as being composed of several constituent components, perhaps even seemingly disparate components (e.g., while the “memory device” could not include the CPU, it could include a memory...
by Steve Driskill | Jul 6, 2012 | [sub] common terms, Claim Interpretation
Nothing ground breaking here, just try to avoid narrowing your claims beyond what is necessary and don’t expect your specification to broaden out your deliberate word choice. Both parties argued for elaborate claim constructions and both were shot down. The best thing...
