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Markman hearing

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A quick definition of Markman hearing:

A Markman hearing is a court meeting where people argue about the meaning of words in a patent. The court decides what the words mean and how they should be used. This is important because it helps determine if someone is breaking the rules of the patent. The court decides this before deciding if someone is guilty of breaking the rules.

A more thorough explanation:

A Markman hearing is a legal proceeding in which a court receives evidence and arguments about the meaning of terms used in a patent claim. The hearing is named after the case Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., which established that the interpretation of patent claims is a question of law.

During a Markman hearing, the court determines the meaning of the terms in the patent claim before deciding whether or not there has been infringement. This is important because the interpretation of the claim can affect the scope of the patentee's rights.

For example, if a patent claim includes the term "computer," the court may need to determine whether this term includes smartphones or tablets. If the court decides that it does, the patentee's rights would extend to these devices as well.

Another example could be a patent claim that includes the term "fastener." The court may need to determine whether this term includes both screws and bolts or only one of them. This interpretation can affect the scope of the patentee's rights and determine whether or not there has been infringement.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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