Software corresponding structure
Posted by ipeg on November 19th, 2011
In American patent law, claim elements drafted as means for performing a function – e.g., “means for adding two numbers” – read on the structure corresponding to that function disclosed in the specification “and equivalents thereof.” 35 USC § 112 para. 6. “Structure disclosed in the specification is ‘corresponding’ structure only if the specification or prosecution history clearly links or associates that structure to the function recited in the claim.” Medtronic v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., 248...
