Scott Hogan provided commentary in a news article in Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal

Scott Hogan provided commentary in a news article in Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal covering the en banc Federal Circuit case Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC. His comments concerned the importance of taking affirmative measures while drafting patent applications to avoid mean-plus-function treatment of claims in light of the new standard set forth by the Williamson court. Under the new standard, patent claims that rely heavily on functional language are more likely to receive means-plus-function treatment, which can undesirably limit claim coverage.