JD Supra

Limiting Terms in Preamble May Render Entire Preamble Limiting

Before Newman, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Where elements of preamble are limiting, indivisible terms in the remainder of ...
Patently-O

A vs The: Preamble Limitations

Shoes by Firebug LLC v. Stride Rite Children’s Group (Fed. Cir. 2020) petition for rehearing denied (Fed. Cir. August 12, 2020). The Federal Circuit originally decided this claim construction case in ...
thehindu

Preamble of the Constitution dropped from select new NCERT textbooks

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has dropped the Preamble to the Constitution from several Class 3 and 6 textbooks issued this year. “The allegations regarding the ...
JD Supra

Intended Use Preamble Not Limiting; Diligence Must Only Be Reasonably Continuous

In an opinion addressing claim construction and priority dates, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explained that preamble language is not limiting when it merely recites an intended use, ...
American Enterprise Institute

My Students Recite the Constitution’s Preamble Daily to Help Preserve Its Promise

In “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville observed in 1835 that “the greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her ...