In Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, the Federal Circuit clarified when claim language is grammatically ambiguous, the Federal Circuit will apply ordinary rules of English and the intrinsic record, resulting in the vacating of a non-obviousness decision.
| less than a minute read
The Precedent: Federal Circuit Corrects PTAB's Grammar-Based Claim Construction in Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC
/Passle/684c7d72fa5dee4bb58c5944/SearchServiceImages/2026-04-06-17-24-22-280-69d3ec460d4f76d2b96efe41.jpg)
/Passle/684c7d72fa5dee4bb58c5944/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-31-14-56-10-380-69cbe08a2c2f321d855c9935.jpg)
/Passle/684c7d72fa5dee4bb58c5944/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-24-20-36-35-671-69c2f5d3e81277fde9a1ff35.jpg)
/Passle/684c7d72fa5dee4bb58c5944/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-17-18-58-32-357-69b9a458655b308045350297.jpg)