Finding Meaning: Construction of Common Terms in Patent Claims

This resource kit provides guidance useful for both patent prosecutors and litigators on how courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board have construed commonly used patent claim terms and related claim drafting considerations. Set an alert to receive updates on when new terms are added to this growing collection of claim construction charts. See additional resources for claim construction below.

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