United States: What Foreign [And U.S.] Patent Practitioners Need To Know About Means-Plus-Function Claim Interpretation In The U.S. – Understanding 35 U.S.C. § 112(f) - Harness IP

We've all seen it. Patent attorneys love making up words. For example, instead of claiming a pipe, a hose, or a tube, we draft patent claims reciting "a fluid delivery system" or "a fluid conduit."