Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi
Functional limitations in a claim to a composition of matter may result in claim breadth that is not fully enabled if undue experimentation is required to determine the scope of the functional limitations.
Functional limitations in a claim to a composition of matter may result in claim breadth that is not fully enabled if undue experimentation is required to determine the scope of the functional limitations.
In a precedential decision, the B.P.A.I. interprets various software-related recitations, including “system configuration generator” and “system builder”, as means-plus-function limitations and rejects the claims as indefinite for failing to provide sufficient corresponding structure—in this case, algorithms—for implementing the recited functions.