ARE Patent Law Alert:
Federal Circuit In Lighting Ballast Confirms De Novo Claim Construction Standard of Review

For the first time in over 8 years since the court’s decision in Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc), the full United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued an en banc decision on claim construction. In Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Elecs. N. Am. […]