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Inducement not shown when accused product can work in an infringing way but doesn't have to
General disclosure in prior art not enabling for specific pharmaceutical compound's use in treatment
Advice of counsel evidence still relevant to intent to induce infringement
Expert's internally inconsistent testimony could not support jury's infringement verdict
Inventor testimony regarding intent during patent prosecution irrelevant to claim construction

Dependent claim can be construed to be broader than independent claim based on prosecution history
squidmagnet said: I don't think that the dependent claim can be broader than its base claim. Rather, I think that thi... [More]

Analysis of order enjoining claim and continuation limit rules: almost 100% in Glaxo's favor
Kent Erickson said: I greatly appreciate the content on your website and the links to relevant documents and related con... [More]

Coalition against the Patent Reform Act of 2007 gets bigger: 430 join in Senate opposition letter
Ed said: I don't agree, a compelling number of cases have been made just in the past four years, the patent s... [More]

Coalition against the Patent Reform Act of 2007 gets bigger: 430 join in Senate opposition letter
NIPRA anonymous said: "430 members from all 50 states,..." What? No Canadian members? The Coalition for Paten... [More]

USPTO moves to strike former USPTO director's declaration supporting Glaxo's PI motion
NIPRA anonymous said: "...instead describing his relevant qualifications as being 'a lawyer, who has experience in pa... [More]

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