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High Bar for Implied Redefinition of Claim Term

High Bar for Implied Redefinition of Claim Term

By Eric Waltmire on February 19, 2012

Thorner v. Sony Computer, Dkt. No. 2011-1114 (Fed. Cir. Feb 1, 2012) [PDF]. Craig Thorner and Virtual Reality Feedback Co. sued Sony Corporation alleging  Sony’s game controllers with tactile feedback infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,422,941. On appeal Thorner argued that the district court erred in the construction of two term from claim 1. Claim 1 [...]

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