Logic Design at Block 34 in FIG.4A
(The picture is taken from the Patent US 6,219,730.)
Title: Genuine Enabling Technology LLC — Supreme Court Petition Overview
At the center of this case is a fundamental question about 35 U.S.C. §112(f) and the proper treatment of means‑plus‑function (MPF) claims. The lower courts applied a Function‑Way‑Result (FWR) analysis as a threshold to literal infringement, requiring enumeration of internal “ways” and gate‑level details before allowing any structural comparison. This approach contradicts Supreme Court precedent, Federal Circuit precedent, and the understanding of logic‑design structure held by a person of ordinary skill in the art.
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