[Patent Pod] Terlep v. Brinkmann

[Andrew Lahser]

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Terlep sued Brinkmann, Home Depot and Wal-mart for infringing his patent relating to using omni-directional light emitting diode lamps. The C.A.F.C., quoting Phillips, said '[t]he specification is always highly relevant to the claim construction analysis. Usually, it is dispositive; it is the single best guide to the meaning of a disputed term,' and refused to construe the claim term 'clear' expansively.
See also,

• MP3: Terlep v. Brinkmann(Fed. Cir. 2005) (citations omitted)
• PDF: Terlep v. Brinkmann(Fed. Cir. 2005) (full text)
• Patently-O: Claim Construction: Specification is Always Highly Relevant
• IP-Updates: Overargument Leads to Prosecution History Estoppel
• Patent Prosepector: Being Clear

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Posted by Andrew Lahser to Patent Pod at 8/23/2005 06:20:00 AM

[Andrew Lahser]