Federal Circuit Patent Watch: A comparative statement in a patent specification can be “definitional” for purposes of claim construction

Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions – 1.  PARKERVISION, INC. v. VIDAL [OPINION] (2022-1548, 12/15/2023) (Prost, Wallach, and Chen)* – Chen, J. The Court affirmed the PTAB’s determination that the patent claim at issue was unpatentable as obvious. The Court held that the Board correctly construed the term “storage element.”…
By: WilmerHale