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    Section112(a)RequirementsforDraftingNegativeClaim

    Limitations
    Inarecentdecision,theFederalCircuitheldthatforpurposesofdraftinganegativeclaim
    limitation,apatenteeismerelyrequiredtodescribeadequatealternativefeaturesinorderto
    satisfythewrittendescriptionrequirementof35U.S.C.112(a).SeeInphiCorp.v.Netlist,
    Inc.,No.151179.
    PriortothiscasereachingtheFederalCircuit,InphiCorp.(Inphi)hadfiledarequestfor
    interpartesreexamination(IPR)forU.S.PatentNo.7,532,537(the537patent)
    ownedbyNetlist,Inc.(Netlist).DuringtheIPR,theexaminerrejectedanumberofclaims
    asobviousinviewofthepriorart.Toovercometherejection,Netlistnarrowedtheclaims
    usinganegativeclaimlimitation.Theexaminerthenwithdrewtheobviousnessrejection.
    Inresponse,InphifiledanappealinthePatentTrialandAppealBoard(thePTAB),
    arguingthatthenegativeclaimlimitationintroducedbyNetlistwasnotsupportedbythe
    specificationandviolatedthewrittendescriptionrequirementof35U.S.C.112(a).The
    PTABdisagreedandaffirmedtheexaminersdecisionupholdingtheamendedclaims.Inphi
    thenappealedtotheFederalCircuitemphasizingtheFederalCircuitsdecisioninSantarus,
    Inc.v.ParPharm.,694F.3d1344,1351(Fed.Cir.2012),whichstatedthat[n]egative
    claimlimitationsareadequatelysupportedwhenthespecificationdescribesareasonto
    excludetherelevantlimitation.Formoredetailsvisitusathttp://www.farjami.com/

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