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In the U.S., a patent’s prosecution history matters in the context of claim construction and assessing infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, prosecution history is used as a tool to interpret the claims ....
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In the U.S., a prosecution history of a patent (i.e., the proceedings between the patent applicant and the USPTO from application filing to patent issuance) comes into play in the context of claim construction (for example, before a district court, before the PTAB in a post-grant proceeding, or in the eyes of a third party analyzing the patent for freedom to operate reasons), and also in the context of an assessment of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents. The Federal Circuit has ....
Monday, May 10, 2021 In the U.S., a prosecution history of a patent (i.e., the proceedings between the patent applicant and the USPTO from application filing to patent issuance) comes into play in the context of claim construction (for example, before a district court, before the PTAB in a post-grant proceeding, or in the eyes of a third party analyzing the patent for freedom to operate reasons), and also in the context of an assessment of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents. The Federal Circuit has recognized distinct roles of the prosecution history in claim construction and infringement under the doctrine of equivalents: ....