International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 12
Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.22.06
Inside this issue:
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- EXPORT CONTROL IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- SECTION 337: Today's Trade Remedy of Choice?
- RUSSIA: Will Nonproliferation Sanctions on Russian Companies Draw Retaliation?
- ANTI-DUMPING: WTO Closes Door on U.S. Zeroing Practice
- CUSTOMS: The U.S. has announced its decision to appeal the recent WTO ruling concerning non-uniform application of the EU's customs administration
- AVIATION: U.S. and EU Renew their Commitment to Open Skies After DOT Delays Its Controversial Foreign Control Rule
- MARKET ACCESS: After Doha : Practical Approaches for Cutting the Costs of Trade
Contacts
Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.25
Claim construction is a key stage of most patent litigations, where the court must decide the meaning of any disputed terms in the patent claims. Generally, claim terms are given their plain and ordinary meaning except under two circumstances: (1) when the patentee acts as its own lexicographer and sets out a definition for the term; and (2) when the patentee disavows the full scope of the term either in the specification or during prosecution. Thorner v. Sony Comput. Ent. Am. LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Aortic Innovations LLC v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. highlights that patentees can act as their own lexicographers through consistent, interchangeable usage of terms across the specification, effectively defining terms by implication.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.14.25
Microplastics Update: Regulatory and Litigation Developments in 2025
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.13.25
