The USPTO has issued updated guidance for examiners and administrative patent judges (APJs) relating to subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 and examining computer-implemented functional claim limitations under 35...more
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Section 112(f) of the patent statute allows a patentee to define a structural claim element in terms of its function alone, i.e., “as a means ... for performing a specified function without the recital of structure ... in...more