
10-04-2009, 01:31 PM
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Edwards case: interchangeable use amounts to equating
The CAFC noted: Although the construction of a claimed term is usually controlled by its ordinary meaning, we will adopt an alternative meaning "if the intrinsic evidence shows that the patentee distinguished that term from prior art on the basis of a particular embodiment, expressly disclaimed subject matter, or described a particular embodiment ...
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