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What happens when two or more actors perform steps in a “method” patent claim? The Federal Circuit may soon clarify, and this clarification may change the law.

Method claims are directed to a method or process. They typically have the following form: “A method for doing X, comprising the steps of: doing step 1, doing step 2, and doing step 3.”

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