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Inherency, Dan L. Burk, Mark A. Lemley
Inherency, Dan L. Burk, Mark A. Lemley
William & Mary Law Review
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Patent Claim Interpretation Methodologies And Their Claim Scope Paradigms, Christopher A. Cotropia
Patent Claim Interpretation Methodologies And Their Claim Scope Paradigms, Christopher A. Cotropia
William & Mary Law Review
The optimal scope of patent protection is an issue with which patent system observers have struggled for decades. Various patent doctrines have been recognized as tools for creating specific patent scopes and, as a result, implementing specific patent theories. One area of patent law that has not been addressed in the discussion on patent scope and theories is patent claim interpretation. This omission is particularly noteworthy because of the substantive role patent claims and the interpretation thereof play in the patent system, namely the framing of questions of patent infringement and validity. This Article will explore the not-yet-discussed relationship between …