by Dennis Crouch One of the more interesting pending cases before the U.S. Supreme Court has to do with the use of functional claim language at the point of novelty. Eli Lilly and Company v. Erfindergemeinschaft UroPep GbR (Supreme Court 2019).  The Supreme Court has discussed this issue in a series of important cases — albeit … Continue reading Supreme Court: What is the Role of Functional Claim Limitations?