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contacts in the RJ-45 connector (eight contacts--four contact
pairs--four conductive traces). Caveney’s independent claim
which corresponds exactly to the count is significantly
broader. It merely requires “a conductive trace . . . .”
Lim’s argument is that while Caveney’s specification provides
support for having a trace for each adjacent signal pair, the
Caveney specification does not provide support for having
fewer conductive traces than signal pairs or a single
conductive trace per connector.
As explained above, we need not reach the issue of
whether Gentry created a substantive change in the law
respecting descriptive support under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph. In our view, the facts of this case are entirely
different from the facts in Gentry.
Gentry was a case involving multiple reclining
chairs or sofas wherein the reclining control means was placed
on an attached console. In Gentry, the court made a specific
factual finding that “the original disclosure clearly
identifies the console as the only possible location for the
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