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· 1/26/2007

Andersen Corp. v. Fiber Composites, LLC

Citations

  • 474 F.3d 1361
  • 81 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1545
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 3108
  • 2007 WL 188709

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that. district court's claim construction was law of tne case for purposes of trial
  • warning that courts should not “import[ ] limitations from the specification into the claims absent a clear disclaimer of claim scope.”
  • explaining that “different words or phrases used in separate claims are presumed to indicate that the claims have different meanings and scope” (citation omitted)
  • stating that open-ended claims are allowed based on the specific facts and history of an invention
  • explaining that \different words or phrases used in separate claims are presumed to indicate that the claims have different meanings and scope\ (citation omitted)
  • noting that district court walk a difficult “tightrope” in using the specification to interpret a claim’s meaning, but not importing limitations from the specification into the claim

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Judges: Bryson, Prost, Saris

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