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Prosecution History Requires Certain Method Steps be Performed in Order

By R. David Donoghue on October 22, 2014
Posted in Claim Construction

VendoNet, Inc. v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC, No. 13 C 3475, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 15, 2014) (Shah, J.).

Judge Shah construed the claims in this patent dispute regarding methods of giving vending machine customers access to a computer network.  Of particular note, the Court held as follows:

  • The preamble was not limiting.  

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