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The doctrine of equivalents

Nature Biotechnology volume 15, pages 383–384 (1997)Cite this article

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Fences make good neighbors—if you can find the fence: An analysis of the Supreme Court's decision in Hilton Davis.

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  1. No. 95–728 (U.S. Mar. 3, 1997). The full text of the Court's opinion is available at www.finnegan.com under “What's Hot.”

  2. 339 U.S. 605 (1950).

  3. 62 F.3d 1512 (Fed: Cir. 1995).

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  1. Howard W. Levine: The views expressed in this article belong only to the author, not to any client of Finnegan, Henderson,Farabow, Garrett & Dunner.

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Levine, H. The doctrine of equivalents. Nat Biotechnol 15, 383–384 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0497-383

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