Generic software patent claim invalidated for lack of adequate written description
D. R. Anderson · Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice · 2006
In a patent infringement action involving claims to a software-implemented image compression algorithm, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has invoked the 'written description' requirement of the US Patent Code (35 USC section 112(1)) to invalidate a generic claim, concluding that the single disclosed embodiment does not support such a broad claim.