Federal Circuit reiterated intrinsic evidence trumps extrinsic evidence in determining meaning of claim terms. Sequoia Technology v. Dell. Sequoia owns patent directed to data storage methods involving storing same data across multiple physical disk drives.
Precedential decision underlines the importance of intrinsic evidence | Key clarification for patent practitioners | Former USPTO director represented plaintiff.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed the tension between the intrinsic and extrinsic record in claim construction, holding that the intrinsic record should be relied on first.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) obviousness decision after finding that the patent owner failed to explain.
The Federal Circuit issued decisions, one involving a patent related to radio frequency communication systems and the other involving a patent related to multi-processor systems. Intel Corporation v. Qualcomm Incorporated and Intel Corporation v. Qualcomm Incorporated