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U.S. copyright law[]
Literal infringement of a copyright occurs when all or more than a de minimus amount of a copyrightable work is copied verbatim.
U.S. patent law[]
Literal infringement of a patent
| “ | requires that the accused device embody every element of the claim as properly interpreted. If the claim describes a combination of functions, and each function is performed by a means described in the specification or an equivalent of such means, then literal infringement holds.”[1] | ” |