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Method claims ordinarily do not require the recited steps to be performed in a specific order unless inherent logical or functional dependencies in the claim language compel a particular sequence.
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Claims directed to abstract ideas that rely on results‑oriented language, without explaining how the results are achieved or identifying any specific technological improvement, are patent‑ineligible.
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If an expert’s application of a court’s claim construction does not contradict that construction, the issue goes to weight, not admissibility, and should be left to the jury. Methodological deficiencies in a survey similarly bear on weight, not admissibility.
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Anticipation analysis can consider how a skilled artisan would interpret the teachings of a prior art reference in deciding whether a claim limitation is disclosed.
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A trade secret description that only lists the functions of a finished product, without disclosing the underlying knowledge needed to develop it, is not sufficiently definite. Likewise, a mere list of components without disclosure of the design or development is insufficient to define a trade secret.
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At the motion‑to‑dismiss stage, a court may construe claim terms when the parties are given proper notice and a chance to argue their positions. Absent that process, the court must apply the construction advanced by the non‑moving party if a term’s meaning is uncertain.
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Disclosure of a broad genus does not provide adequate written description for a narrower subgenus or species unless the specification includes reasonably specific support showing possession of that narrower scope.
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The estoppel provision of Section 315(e)(1) does not apply to ex parte reexaminations that were brought before a final written decision was issued in a concurrent IPR. The Patent Office has jurisdiction over ex parte reexaminations concerning expired patents.
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