Tag: Structural Limitations
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Magnolia v. Kurin: Separately Listed Claim Elements Require Separate Structures
The Federal Circuit’s decision in Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc., No. 2024-2001 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2026) reinforces a claim construction principle that appears simple but has far-reaching consequences in patent litigation: when claim elements are listed separately, the ordinary implication is that the elements correspond to separate structures. The decision also illustrates the…