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US 2012/0259787 A1Published application
Patent claim matrix and non-literal infringement
OwnerGary J. Speierinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments include methods and systems for a patent claim matrix and non-literal infringement analysis. A patent claim can be determined that a target technology does not literally infringe. A prior version of the patent claim can be determined that the target technology does literally infringe. A user interface can then be presented to show a user that the target technology does not infringe the claim based on the doctrine of equivalents.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- selecting, using one or more processors, a patent claim with a plurality of versions;
- identifying a prior version of the patent claim, from the plurality of versions, that a target technology does literally infringe;
- identifying a subsequent version of the patent claim, from the plurality of versions, that the target technology does not literally infringe, the subsequent version of the patent claim including at least one claim amendment in comparison with the prior version of the patent claim;
- and
- notifying, based on identifying the subsequent version of the patent claim, a user that the target technology does not infringe the patent claim based on the doctrine of equivalents.
2 more elements
A system including:
- a Doctrine of Equivalents (DOE) module configured to:
- receive a plurality of patent claim versions for a patent claim, the plurality of patent claim versions including a plurality of versions of the patent claim;
- and
- receive a target technology definition for a target technology;
- and
- generate a DOE indication based on the plurality of versions of the patent claim and the target technology definition, the DOE indication being a first type if the target technology does not infringe the patent claim under the DOE and the DOE indication being of a second type otherwise;
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- a display module communicatively coupled to the DOE module and configured to present a user interface, the user interface including a visual indicator of the DOE indication.
5 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
- determine a patent claim that a target technology does not literally infringe;
- determine a prior version of the patent claim that the target technology does literally infringe;
- and
- present a user interface indicating that the target technology does not infringe the patent claim based on the doctrine of equivalents.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.