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  • (cur | prev) 14:29, 21 October 2014Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (3,071 bytes) (+162). . (External links: * [http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/10/hybrid-functional-elements.html The Vast Middle Ground of Hybrid Functional Claim Elements], 20 Oct 2014, '''Patently-O''')
  • (cur | prev) 08:35, 14 April 2014Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (2,909 bytes) (+165). . (External links: * [http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/04/function-structure-referring.html Means Plus Function: What Structure are you Referring To?], 10 April 2014, '''Patently-O''')
  • (cur | prev) 17:56, 22 October 2013Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (2,744 bytes) (+140). . (External links: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_patent_claim_types#Means-plus-function Patent_claim_types -> Means-plus-function], '''Wikipedia''')
  • (cur | prev) 17:54, 22 October 2013Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (2,604 bytes) (+150). . (The name comes from the US patent law. (TODO: does this technique or this type of claim exist in other patent systems?))
  • (cur | prev) 17:50, 22 October 2013Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (2,454 bytes) (+218). . ('''Means-plus-function claims''', or '''functional claiming''', is a drafting technique. Patent lawyers may use this technique to try to get a very broad patent, but these patents are sometimes easier to invalidate.)
  • (cur | prev) 17:48, 22 October 2013Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (2,236 bytes) (+6). . (What is a means-plus-function claim?: close my <ref> tag)
  • (cur | prev) 17:47, 22 October 2013Ciaran (talk | contribs). . (2,230 bytes) (+2,230). . (==What is a means-plus-function claim?== The US Code, Title 35 § 112, says: <blockquote> (f) Element in Claim for a Combination.— An element in a claim for a combination may be expressed as a means or step for performing a s)