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A '''Markman hearing''' is a special pretrial hearing in [[patent]] litigation for the presiding judge to interpret the clasims asserted by a patent, typically in connection with a patent infringement lawsuit.  This is also called "claim construction."

A '''Markman hearing''' is a special pretrial hearing in [[patent]] litigation for the presiding judge to interpret the claims asserted by a patent, typically in connection with a patent infringement lawsuit.  This is also called "claim construction." In this manner, the actual trial will be more efficient, because it will focus on the interpretation adopted by the judge instead of the multiple interpretations advanced by the various parties.

The name is based on a unanimous decision by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]:

The name is based on a unanimous decision by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]: