On Wed., Feb. 1, 2012, in Thorner v. Sony Computer, No. 2011-1114, the Federal Circuit (Rader, Moore and Aiken) reversed a claim construction because the district court improperly used the specification to limit claim terms.
Continue Reading Patent Alert: Federal Circuit provides insight on claim disavowal and rules that claims raising questions of degree are factual infringement issues (Thorner v. Sony Computer)