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Month: December 2012

Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents

Has the Federal Circuit Vitiated the Application of “Vitiation” to the Doctrine of Equivalents?

December 10, 2012stevehansenDoctrine of Equivalents, infringement, Patent litigation

Patent holders can prove infringement by showing that each element of a claim is literally present in an accused infringer’s product or that those elements which are missing have an “equivalent.” The latter approach is permitted under what is known as the
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Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Patents

How Long Will it Take Me to Get a Patent?

December 4, 2012stevehansenAccelerated Examination, design patents, expedited examination, patent prosecution, patentability, Track One, Utility Patents

Clients often want to know how long it will take them to get a patent.  Of course, whether they get one at all will depend on whether their invention is novel and non-obvious as well as how broadly their claims are drafted. 
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