Ccs Fitness, Inc. v. Brunswick Corporation and Its Division Life Fitness

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• holding that connotation of precise physical structure is not necessary condition to avoid invocation of § 112 6
• noting that a claim term will not be given its ordinary meaning if the term deprives the claim of all clarity
• noting that a claim term will not be given its ordinary meaning if the term deprives the claim of all clarity
• explaining that the presumption of ordinary meaning cannot be rebutted “simply by pointing to the preferred embodiment or other structures or steps disclosed in the specification or prosecution history”
• explaining that the presumption of ordinary meaning cannot be rebutted \simply by pointing to the preferred embodiment or other structures or steps disclosed in the specification or prosecution history\
• stating that “[a]n accused infringer ... [cannot] narrow a claim term’s ordinary meaning ... simply by pointing to the preferred embodiment”

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