When is a preamble considered limiting in patent claims?
A preamble is considered limiting when it gives life, meaning, and vitality to the claim or if it recites essential structure or steps. According to MPEP 2111.02: “If the claim preamble, when read in the context of the entire claim, recites limitations of the claim, or, if the claim preamble is ‘necessary to give life,…
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