UPC_CoA_622/2025: One word can have two different meanings within the same claim
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has confirmed and applied its earlier guidance that claim features must be interpreted in the light of the claim as a whole. In UPC_CoA_622/2025, Hefei Xinhu Canned Motor Pump v Grundfos Holding, the Court also clarified that identical terms within a claim do not necessarily have to carry exactly the same meaning where the description and the function of the respective features support a different interpretation.
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