KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC v. ANDREI IANCU, 16-1954, decided April 6, 2018

U.S. Patent No. 8,018,049, directed to a silicon condenser microphone creatable as a panel with later separation.  “Package” of the claims is argued to include a mounting mechanism based on an unrelated Fed. Cir. decision interpreting silicon related “package” for a different patent (pages 8-9).  According to the Fed. Cir., the claims themselves do not […]