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The Hudson Formula derives from Hudson's Building and Engineering Contracts and is used for the assessment of delay damages in construction claims.. The formula is: (Head Office overheads + profit percentage) ÷ 100 x contract sum ÷ period in weeks x delay in weeks
This is a list of special types of claims that may be found in a patent or patent application.For explanations about independent and dependent claims and about the different categories of claims, i.e. product or apparatus claims (claims referring to a physical entity), and process, method or use claims (claims referring to an activity), see Claim (patent), section "Basic types and categories".
A claim chart is a widely used device in patent infringement litigation. [1] It is a convenient and effective means for analyzing and presenting information regarding a patent claim .
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Claims can also be classified in categories, i.e. in terms of what they claim. A claim can refer to a physical entity, i.e. a product (or material) or an apparatus (or device, system, article, ...). The claim is then called respectively "product claim" or "apparatus claim"; or; an activity, i.e. a process (or method) or a use.
Sample (Random): Specifies whether the product supports selecting a random sample of rows from the table/file (population). Sample (Monetary unit): Specifies whether the product supports selecting a monetary unit sample of rows from the table/field (population). This is also known as dollar-unit sampling (when values are in U.S. currency).
A plurality of independent claims in the same claim category are only allowable in the exceptional circumstances listed in Rule 43(2)(a), (b) and (c). The applicant has the burden of showing "that one of the exceptions under Rule 43(2) EPC apply". [12] Rule 43(2) is only applicable during examination proceedings, not in opposition proceedings. [13]
A Markush structure, Markush group, or a Markush claim is a representation of alternatively useable members. Markush structures are frequently used with chemical structures to indicate a group of related chemical compounds. They are commonly used in chemistry texts and in patent claims.