“Insolubly Ambiguous” falls to “Reasonable Certainty”

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What you need. What we know.™ – Patents: Indefiniteness

The United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this summer that “insolubly ambiguous” is not the correct standard when evaluating patent claims for indefiniteness.  “Insolubly ambiguous” is certainly a bit of a mouthful – “insolubly ambiguous” – and requires a bit of thought. Now, however, the new standard for determining whether patent claims are indefinite and, therefore, ineligible to receive patent protection, is “reasonable certainty.”

Does the patent claim “inform, with reasonable certainty, those skilled ...

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