United States Supreme Court
FESTO CORP. v. SHOKETSU KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI CO., LTD., 00-1543
Prosecution history estoppel may apply to any claim amendment made to satisfy the Patent Act's requirements, not just to amendments made to avoid the prior art, but estoppel need not bar suit against every equivalent to the amended claim element.
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- Decided 05/28/2002
- Published 05/28/2002
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- United States Supreme Court