Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.

 
APPEAL NO.
92-1049
OP. BELOW
DCT
SUBJECT
Patent
AUTHOR
Archer

Question(s) Presented

“[W]hether the district court acted properly by construing the term ‘inventory’ as a matter of law notwithstanding a contrary construction given the term by . . . witnesses and by the jury . . . .”

Holding

“[W]e conclude that the interpretation and construction of patent claims, which define the scope of the patentee’s rights under the patent, is a matter of law exclusively for the court.”