Thompson v. Dicke’s Empirical Analysis
110 F.2d 98 · 1940
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
March 1969
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 33
Relies on Permutit Co. v. Graver Corp. · Brand v. Thomas · Hansgirg v. Kemmer · In re Bager · In re Crowell
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * Lack of clear disclosure is not supplied by a speculation as to what one skilled in the art might do or might not do if he followed the teaching of the inventor. The disclosure should be clearer than to suggest that one skilled in the art might construct the device in a particular manner.” (Italics quoted.)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.