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REVERSED
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2168 Ex Parte Wolf et al 10909380 - (D) BUI 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP LY, CHEYNE D

While claim terms are given their “broadest reasonable construction,” any such construction must be “consistent with the specification, … and that claim language should be read in light of the specification as it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art.” In re Bond, 910 F.2d 831, 833 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (quoting In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1548 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (emphasis added).

Bond, In re, 910 F.2d 831, 15 USPQ2d 1566 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2131, 2183, 2184

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445, 2145

[C]laims should always be read in light of the specification and teachings in the underlying patent. See Schriber-Schroth Co. v. Cleveland Trust Co., 311 U.S. 211, 217, 61 S.Ct. 235 (1940) (“The claims of a patent are always to be read or interpreted in light of its specifications.”).

2183 Ex Parte Master et al 09997530 - (D) JEFFERY 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP VICARY, KEITH E

see also In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (claims requiring three separate means not anticipated by structure containing only two means using one element twice)

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112, 2114, 2163, 2163.07(a)

AFFIRMED
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