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Claims Combing a System and a Method for Using the System are Invalid for Indefiniteness Under § 112
During a Markman patent claim construction proceeding, the Western District of Texas ruled multiple claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,284,203 invalid for indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112 because the claims “improperly combine system and method claims.” Visible Connections, LLC v. Zoho Corp., No. 18-CV-859-RP (W.D. Tex. Nov. 26, 2019). The court found the claims indefinite because “the presence of...