The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction


CALI Lesson Detail


Mary LaFrance
William S. Boyd Professor of Law
University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law

Approximate completion time 40 minutes.


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The Doctrine of Equivalents

This lesson introduces the doctrine of equivalents, which permits a finding of patent infringement where the accused structure or process does not literally infringe, but differs only insubstantially from the claimed structure or process.


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