This is an approach more favorable to patent-holders than the "[[Broadest Reasonable Interpretation]]" standard that was used by the Patent and Trademark Office until October 2018, when it was replaced by the PTO with this ''Phillips'' standard. | This is an approach more favorable to patent-holders than the "[[Broadest Reasonable Interpretation]]" standard that was used by the Patent and Trademark Office until October 2018, when it was replaced by the PTO with this ''Phillips'' standard. |