Carlson Caspers Blog Written Description Requirement for Negative Claim Limitations in Flux as Federal Circuit Panel Reverses Previous Panel Decision

Section 112 written description requirements present a challenge for patentees claiming negative limitations, as the extent to which a specification needs to disclose the absence of a feature is not entirely clear, especially following the recent Federal Circuit case Novartis v. HEC Pharm Case No. 1:18-cv-01043-KAJ (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2022). In its review of negative […] The post Written Description Requirement for Negative Claim Limitations in Flux as Federal Circuit Panel Reverses Previous Panel Decision appeared first on .