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Importation Of Claim Limitation Improperly Narrows Scope.

Publication: Mondaq Business Briefing
Publication Date: 01-FEB-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Importation Of Claim Limitation Improperly Narrows Scope.(Ventana Medical Systems Inc. v. BioGenex Laboratories Inc)

Article Excerpt
Deciding the sole issue of proper construction for the term "dispensing," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a decision of no infringement of a medical patent for an automated process. A panel majority found that the lower court's construction requiring "direct dispensing" improperly imported a claim limitation from the specification. Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. v. BioGenex Laboratories, Inc., Case No. 06-1074 (Fed. Cir., Dec. 29, 2006) (Prost, J.; Lourie, J., dissenting).

Ventana's U.S. Patent No. 6,352,861, directed to...

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