Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc.
If the injury is speculative or the outcome of a validity/infringement suit would otherwise have no effect on contract rights (e.g., royalty payments), no standing exists.
If the injury is speculative or the outcome of a validity/infringement suit would otherwise have no effect on contract rights (e.g., royalty payments), no standing exists.
1) Knowledge of the accused product provides a “context” for claim interpretation.
2) The term ‘a’ means ‘one or more’ when used in a claim, including the preamble.
3) A party is not necessarily blocked from changing a position upon appeal.
In International Rectifier, the Federal Circuit held that claim terms must be construed in accordance with the ordinary and customary meaning assigned to them by those skilled in the art unless the specification either 1) sets forth a different meaning or 2) uses words that manifest a “clear disavowal of claim scope.” The Court vacated the District Court’s summary judgment of infringement and remanded the case back to the District Court for consideration consistent with the Federal Circuit’s claim interpretation.