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WASHINGTON ? In a decision of particular interest to online adult companies, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled earlier this week that courts should look to the language in the patent itself rather than turn first to dictionaries to determine the meaning of patent claims.
The ruling is expected to have direct impact in the infringement case brought on by Acacia Technologies against online adult companies"
?The new Federal Circuit decision will make it even harder for Acacia to show its patents are valid,? EFF staff attorney Jason M. Schultz told XBiz. ?[U.S. District Court] Judge [James] Ware has already indicated that most of the Acacia patents are too vague and unclear to be valid, and the new Federal Circuit decision reinforces the notion that if you didn't disclose something in your patent, you can't sue people for infringing it. That looks exactly like what Acacia has done.?
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