PATENTS - infringement - Swiss type claims - whether mental element imported into claims - whether it is necessary to establish manufacturer's intention to prove infringement - discussion of correct approach to determining infringement
PATENTS - validity - lack of novelty - prior publication of documents - correct test for determining lack of novelty - whether there can be anticipatory disclosure by prior publication of the invention based on a reasoned hypothesis
PATENTS - validity - lack of inventive step - where case presented on basis of common general knowledge and documentary disclosure - whether primary judge erred in finding lack of inventive step on basis of common general knowledge alone
PATENTS - validity - whether claims fairly based on the matter described in the specification - proper construction of the specification
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