Essentially, means plus function claiming allows the drafter to claim the invention based on functionality rather than the more traditional (and preferred) claiming technique that employs structure ...

“When ‘determining whether software limitations like those at issue here recite sufficient structure, we can look beyond the initial ‘code’ or ‘application’ term to the functional language to see if a ...

Function (Fn) keys – F1, F2, F3, etc., come in handy for those who are in dire need of shortcuts on their keyboards. Laptops are usually equipped with such keys but desktop keyboards, especially the ...

In 2011, two teams of scientists created an uproar after revealing they had separately mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus to spread among ferrets through the air, something it didn’t do naturally. The ...

Gain-of-function research is work that’s reasonably expected to make a pathogen more virulent or transmissible. Pfizer denied doing gain-of-function research while developing its COVID-19 vaccine, and ...

Amidst the debate around whether pathogenic mutations of presenilin harm cells by a gain of toxic function, or a loss of essential normal function (see ARF related news story), new results with ...

The function keys on your keyboard are the most powerful computer tools that you're not using. We're going to fix that. Almost every computer keyboard has a row of function keys at the top, but it ...

Muscle function loss occurs when your muscles don’t work or move normally. Complete muscle function loss, or paralysis, involves being unable to contract your muscles normally. If your muscles lose ...

Dietary supplement manufacturers seeking to explain and market their products must carefully craft statements on supplement labels to ensure compliance with the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA’s” ...

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