JD Supra

K-Fee Provides a Warning to Life Sciences Companies - What You Say in Foreign Prosecution May Affect Your U.S. Claim Scope

On December 26, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in K-Fee System GMBH v. Nespresso USA, Inc. While nominally a case related to coffee makers, its ...
JD Supra

K-fee System GMBH v. Nespresso USA, Inc. – The Importance of Context in Claim Construction

The Federal Circuit provided its latest guidance with respect to prosecution disclaimer in K-fee System GMBH v. Nespresso USA, Inc., 2023 WL 8882383, — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. Dec. 26, 2023). K-fee ...
IPWatchdog

CAFC Says District Court Erred in Claim Construction of ‘Barcode’

“[O]n the point in dispute, all that is clear from K-fee’s submission to the EPO about a relevant artisan’s understanding of ‘barcode’ is that barcode messages use bars of varying widths—a matter of ...