Yes, as you'll see in the post, we note that patent owners can redefine words, and that's ok. But where the issue comes up is if that's not clear. Patents are supposed to put people on notice of what is--and conversely,…
In a patent, what matters are the claims at the end. These are what defines what the inventor claims to have a right to exclude others from doing. If a patent claim covers X, Y, or Z and it turns out that yes, X was…
hi there! no intentional mischaracterization at all. I posted below but I'll mention it again. The patent owner actually originally, at the outset of the litigation, included "1" in their definition of "integer." Later,…
Hey there, Thanks for the comment. While I agree that the negatives and zero would not make sense, the interesting case is "1" in particular. Although it's not in the post, the patent owner actually originally accused…
Yes, as you'll see in the post, we note that patent owners can redefine words, and that's ok. But where the issue comes up is if that's not clear. Patents are supposed to put people on notice of what is--and conversely,…
In a patent, what matters are the claims at the end. These are what defines what the inventor claims to have a right to exclude others from doing. If a patent claim covers X, Y, or Z and it turns out that yes, X was…
hi there! no intentional mischaracterization at all. I posted below but I'll mention it again. The patent owner actually originally, at the outset of the litigation, included "1" in their definition of "integer." Later,…
Hey there, Thanks for the comment. While I agree that the negatives and zero would not make sense, the interesting case is "1" in particular. Although it's not in the post, the patent owner actually originally accused…