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Fed. Cir.: Statements in Specification Limit Patent Claims
A recent case from the Federal Circuit demonstrates the perils of pointing out problems in prior art in a patent specification. In Rembrandt Patent Innovations LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 2016-2324 (Nov. 22, 2017) (non-precedential) (opinion by Judge Chen, joined by Chief Judge Prost and Judge Hughes), the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s claim construction and noninfringement rulings, agreeing...