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· 8/11/2004

Innova/pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Systems, Inc. (Doing Business as Safari Outdoor Products)

Citations

  • 381 F.3d 1111
  • 72 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1001
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 16549
  • 2004 WL 1780928

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the claims are not “presumed” to be restricted to the embodiments disclosed in the specification
  • holding that the claims are not “presumed” to be restricted to the embodiments disclosed in the specification
  • concluding that the facts presented “simply a case where the patentee used different words to express similar concepts, even though it maybe be confusing drafting practice.”
  • explaining that “particular embodiments. appearing in the written description will not be used to limit claim language that has broader effect’’
  • stating that “[p]articular embodiments appearing in the written description will not be used to limit claim language that has a broader effect”
  • stating that “[particular embodiments appearing in the written description will not be used to limit claim language that has a broader effect”

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Judges: Clevenger, Rader, Linn

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