PODS, Inc. v. Porta Stor, Inc

Case Number: CLB0156

Date: 04.27.2007

Citation: No. 06-1504 (Fed. Cir. 2007)

There is a presumption that the same claim terms within different claims in a patent will be construed in the same manner, unless it is clear from the specification and prosecution history that the terms have different meanings at different portions of the claims. The doctrine of prosecution history estoppel can bar a finding of infringement by equivalents.

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