Opening the ‘Pandora’s Box’ of patent claim construction: purposive interpretation, central claiming and the doctrine of equivalents in comparative perspective

Eugene C Lim

Opening the ‘Pandora’s Box’ of patent claim construction: purposive interpretation, central claiming and the doctrine of equivalents in comparative perspective

Eugene C Lim

School of Law

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-199
Journal	Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law
Volume	16
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 01 Jan 2016

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