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Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 day ago

Restrictions, Election, Traversal, and Disclaimer

Examiner-imposed restriction defining figure-based species narrowed claim scope, enabling an elected species to exclude designs with flat upper edges, affecting infringement findings.
Law
fromIntellectual Property Law Blog
1 month ago

The Push and Pull of Prosecution Estoppel: How Cancelled Claims Can Affect the Scope of Non-Amended Claims

Prosecution history estoppel narrows claims if closely related claims are amended or cancelled during patent prosecution.
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