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• The Full Markman--Naked and Revealed ( January 1999 )
  Carl G. Love of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  Few cases in the last twenty years have elicited as much interest as that of Markman v. Westview, 52 F. 3d 967, 34.

• Early Claim Interpretation Can Cut Your Fees and Costs in Half ( October 1997 )
  Robert A. Weikert of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article discusses the change in policy which allows courts to interpret claims themselves, thus saving both plaintiff's and defendants from having to conduct discovery on every point of law that may arise.

• Within Hearing ( November 1996 )
  Coudert Brothers LLP

  The determination of whether a patent claim has been infringed requires a two-step analysis. First, the court must interpret the asserted claims as a matter of law to determine their scope and meaning. Second, the trier of fact must judge whether each claim element, as construed by the court, is present in the accused device.