Means plus function claimPatentInfringementValiditySpecificationStructureDisclosureMeans Plus Function claims emanates from Statute. 35 USC 112(6) states that an element in a claim for a combination may be expressed as a means or step for performing a specified function without the recital of ...
引言 功能性特征的概念起源于美国,更惯常的叫法是“装置/步骤+功能(means or step plus function)”。在我国,功能性特征也被称为“功能性限定”或“功能性技术特征”。功能性特征的字面含义范围宽泛,可能使申请人获得远超其实际技术贡献的利益,对于社会公众来说显失公平,也不利于鼓励发明创造。因此,中美两国专利实...
"Meanplusfuntion"可译为“手段+功能”或“方法+功能”(台湾 地区也译作“技术功能手段”,对于有译作“装置+功能”的,笔者表示保 留)。它概括自美国专利法第112条第6项(35U.S.C.§112,6) “Anelementinaclaimforacombinationmaybeexpressedas ameansorstepforperformingaspecifiedfunctionwithoutthe ...
。这就是Inre Hyatt一案中的SingleMeans Claim. 联邦巡回上诉法院(CAFC)说这样的权利要求不适用112/6,因为没有combination。但是,适用112/1无效掉。原文逻辑如下:Thefinal paragraph of § 112 saves combinationclaims draftedusing means-plus-function format from this problem by providing aconstruction of that ...
“Means-Plus-Function限定”实务解析
在U.S.C 112(b)、112(f)等 的与Claim interpretation for Means Plus Function相关条款中,进一步规定了Means Plus Function权利要求必须得到充分的结构、材料或操作的实施例的支持,当对该权利要求进行最宽范围的解释时,其保护范围只能被解释为包括说明书所记载的具体实现方式及其等同方式,即仅涵盖说明书所描述的相关...
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Arguing Application of the Means-Plus-Function Limitation to Claim Elements Without Traditional "Means 所谓"功能限定",顾名思义是指,不是使用结构特征或方法特征,而是采用功能或者效果特征来对专利产品权利要求或方法权利要求所请求保护的技术特征范围进行限定的方式。根据国家知识产权局专利局《审查指南》第2部分第...
Tag Archives: means-plus-functionMeans-Plus-Function Claims in Patent Eligibility and Infringement Analyses August 7, 2024112(f), Abstract Idea, Claim Construction, en banc petition, Google, infringement, means-plus-function, paid, patent eligibility, software, software patentsDennis Crouch by ...
Split Court Disagrees on Requirements For Means-Plus-Function Structure Support A patent claim referencing a control means is indefinite if the specification includes only the associated device and not the specific algorithm required. ... T Dutra - 《Bnas Patent Trademark & Copyright Journal》 被引...