An analysis of US Federal Circuit decisions shows strategies for designing around patents.
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This study was supported by the National Science Council, Taiwan, Republic of China (grant numbers NSC 95-2414-H-075-001 and NSC 96-2414-H-075-001).
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Wang, SJ. Designing around patents: a guideline. Nat Biotechnol 26, 519–522 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0508-519
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