Kcj Corporation v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. And Kci Therapeutic Services, Inc.

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• concluding that \KCJ's statements [during prosecution] reflect a clear and unmistakable surrender\ of subject matter that cannot be reclaimed through the doctrine of equivalents
• holding that even where the embodiments suggest a single element, such a limitation will not be imposed if the claim language is broader than the embodiments
• “Whether the accused device contains each claim element exactly or its equivalent is a question of fact,” but one on which summary judgment may nevertheless be appropriate
• “Literal infringement of a claim occurs when every limitation recited in the claim appears in the accused device, i.e., when ‘the properly construed claim reads on the accused device exactly.’ ”
• “[P]rosecution history ‘limits the interpretation of claims so as to exclude any interpretation that may have been disclaimed or disavowed during prosecution in order to obtain claim allowance.’”
• “[A patent] may disclaim . . . a plural 10 interpretation and thus lose the benefit of the customary meaning of indefinite articles in patent 11 claims.”

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