Patent Claim Construction, 2nd Edition

PART I - THEORY OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION

• The Goals of Claim Construction
• History of Claims and Interpretation of Patents Introduction
• Claim Construction as a Matter of Law

PART II - TOOLS OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION

• The Hierarchy of Evidence: Intrinsic Evidence
• Intrinsic Evidence: The Specification
• Intrinsic Evidence: The Prosecution History
• The Hierarchy of Information: Extrinsic Evidence
• Means Plus Function Clauses Defined
• Doctrine of Equivalents - A Tool of Claim Construction or a Test of
• Infringement
• The Doctrine of Fair Notice
• Rules of Statutory Construction

PART III - JUDICIAL PROCEDURES FOR CONSTRUING CLAIMS

• District Court Claim Construction Proceedings
• De Novo Review by Federal Circuit on Appeal

PART IV - CONSEQUENCES OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION RULINGS

• Finality
• Remand of Cases to District Courts