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· 1/8/1999

Voice Technologies Group, Inc. v. Vmc Systems, Inc.

Citations

  • 164 F.3d 605
  • 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1333
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 568
  • 1999 WL 8012

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  • explaining that although inventor testimony cannot change the scope of the claims from their meaning at the time of invention, \[a]n inventor is a competent witness to explain the invention and what was intended to be conveyed by the specification and covered by the claims\
  • “An inventor is a competent witness to explain the invention and what was 12 13 intended to be conveyed by the specification and covered by the claims.”
  • “The testimony of the inventor may also provide background information, including explanation of the problems that existed at the time the invention was made and the inventor’s solution to these problems.”

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Judges: Rich, Newman, Lourie

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