· 1/15/1998
Multiform Desiccants, Inc., Plaintiff-Cross v. Medzam, Ltd.
Citations
- 133 F.3d 1473
- 45 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1429
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 697
- 1998 WL 15053
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- observing that an inventor, acting as a lexicographer, may bestow \a special meaning to a term in order to convey a character or property or nuance relevant to the particular invention\
- affirming a district court’s decision to not reach the issue of validity, where the jury separately determined there was no infringement
- describing the specification as “[t]he best source for understanding a technical term”
- “It is the person of ordinary skill in the field of the invention through whose 2008-1602 5 eyes the claims are construed.”
- the inventor's words \must be understood and interpreted by the court as they would be understood and interpreted by a person in that field of technology\
- the inventor’s words “must be understood and interpreted by the court as they would be understood and interpreted by a person in that field of technology”
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Judges: Newman, Clevenger, Schall
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