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· 1/28/1988

Advance Transformer Co. v. Melvin L. Levinson

Citations

  • 837 F.2d 1081
  • 5 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1600
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 978
  • 56 U.S.L.W. 2452

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  • “Positions taken in order to obtain allowance of an applicant’s claims are pertinent to an understanding and interpretation of the claims that' are granted by the PTO ... and may work an estoppel as against a subsequent different or broader interpretation.”
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Judges: Newman, Bissell

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