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December 2011
Computer-Implemented Algorithm Recited in Prose Discloses Adequate Structure for Means-Plus-Function Element
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Judge Davis]
The Objective Prong of the Willful Infringement Inquiry May Require Analysis by Both the Court and the Jury
[Appealed from S.D. Fla., Judge Hurley]
Prevailing Party Required to Provide Adequate Documentation to Recover Costs Under 28 U.S.C. § 1920
[Appealed from N.D. Cal., Judge Ware]
Abbreviations | |
ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
ANDA | Abbreviated New Drug Application |
APA | Administrative Procedures Act |
APJ | Administrative Patent Judge |
Board | Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences |
Commissioner | Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks |
CIP | Continuation-in-Part |
DJ | Declaratory Judgment |
DOE | Doctrine of Equivalents |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
IDS | Information Disclosure Statement |
ITC | International Trade Commission |
JMOL | Judgment as a Matter of Law |
MPEP | Manual of Patent Examining Procedure |
NDA | New Drug Application |
PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
PTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
SJ | Summary Judgment |
TTAB | Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
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