PTLR Thicket Definition

This page is part of the Patent Thicket Litature Review

Notes

This page contains the various definitions of patent thickets encountered. I will start providing detailed descriptions of each definition soon.

Definitions

Defining by Reference

• Refs Heller/Heller \& Eisenberg
• Refs Shapiro
  • See Shapiro

Defining by quotation

• Quotes Shapiro
  • Shapiro Verbatim

Implied Specific Definitions

• Diversely-held Complementary Inputs
• Multiple Overlapping Blocking Patents
  • Multiple patents read on the product
  • Overlapping patents
  • Overlaping blocking patents
  • Multiple Overlapping Patents
• Based on Infrigement
  • Questionable patents
• Broad patents