Perspective
Jun. 11, 2014
Easing the way for 'indefiniteness' validity challenges
The Supreme Court continued its string of Federal Circuit reversals, tossing the definiteness standard in favor of a vague, but seemingly more exacting "reasonable certainty" test. By Darryl Woo, Ravi Ranganath and Ilana Rubel
The U.S. Supreme Court continued its string of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversals in a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Ruth Ginsburg, this time tossing the Federal Circuit's definiteness standard in favor of a vague, but seemingly more exacting "reasonable certainty" test.
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