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IP NEWSLETTER VOL. III, ISSUE NO. 7

Volume III, Issue No. 7

IN THE RECENT CASE OF KARA TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED v. STAMPS.COM, THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT RELIED ON INTRINSIC EVIDENCE TO BROADLY INTERPRET A CLAIM

By: Mel R. Quintos

Patent Owner:

Kara Technology Incorporated. The ‘179 and ‘575 patents are directed to a technology that allows a customer to print a document (e.g., a stamp or an airline ticket; Fig. 2 above) at home by using a pre-printed label sheet (Fig. 1 above) containing secured data.

Alleged Infringer: Stamps.com Inc.

Representative Claim: Claim 36 of the ‘179 patent, in pertinent part:–click here to read more—