But for a long time indefiniteness was considered a toothless defense, because the Federal Circuit only held claims to be indefinite in narrow circumstances when a term is “ not amenable to ...

If the patent examiner deems the disclosure to be inadequate during examination, indefiniteness could prevent a patent from issuing. In the case of an already-issued patent, indefiniteness could ...

The study reveals the potential of input-output indefiniteness as a valuable resource for advancements in quantum information and photonic quantum technologies. More information: Yu Guo et al ...

Of course, remember that high quality patent drawings that show structures can be a highly effective way to avoid indefiniteness rejections. Should you avoid means plus function claims?

Based upon its finding of indefiniteness, the Board declined to consider the prior art, noting that when a claim’s meaning is indefinite, any rejection based on prior art is improperly based on ...

In a prior post we compared the different standards for claim indefiniteness applied by courts in litigation and by the USPTO during pre-issuance and post-issuance proceedings. Another of our ...

U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that neither an Apple utility patent nor four design patents are invalid due to indefiniteness, reports “AppleInsider” (www.appleinsider.com). The issue of ...

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