Doctrine of Equivalents

What Is the Doctrine of Equivalents in U.S. Patent Law? The Doctrine of Equivalents is a legal principle in U.S. patent law that allows a court

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What Did Those Claims Consist Of?

This is a very weird case interpreting “consisting of”. The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a ruling of non-infringement in Azurity Pharmaceuticals v. Alkem Laboratories. Azurity

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Divided Infringement

Understanding System and Method Claims System claims describe the overall arrangement and interaction of different components within a system. They protect the “what” and “how

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USPTO AI subject matter eligibility guidance

Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/17/2024-15377/2024-guidance-update-on-patent-subject-matter-eligibility-including-on-artificial-intelligence The US Patent Office continues to issue guidance on subject matter eligibility  under 35 U.S.C. § 101.  This latest July guidance addresses AI-assisted

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