Jerome H. Lemelson v. General Mills, Inc., General Mills Fun Group, Inc., Marvin Glass & Associates, and Mattel, Inc.

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• finding patentee disclaimed scope by canceling rejected claim and submitting amended version suggested by examiner
• adding “toy” in claim where patent was clearly directed a toy trackway, rather than an actual trackway
• “Other players in the marketplace are entitled to rely on the record made in the Patent Office in determining the meaning and scope of the patent.”

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