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6 May 2025NewsAmericasMarisa Woutersen

LSPN: Using ‘the patentee’s friend’ in Section 112 claims

The ‘Wands factors’ are extending patent litigation—allowing functionally defined claims to survive longer than expected, hears Marisa Woutersen in Boston.

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