In some instances, while use of “means for” language has reduced, alternative functional language like “a mechanism configured to” or “a module capable of” has increased over time. This surge in ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently upheld a district court's order granting summary judgment to the Vitamin Shoppe, ruling that the plaintiffs' state law claims in regard to ...

“If a claim term has more than one ordinary meaning, it is prudent, if not essential, to define all of the ordinary meanings in the specification.” In our previous blog post, we covered claim ...