Baker v. Webb’s Empirical Analysis
1953
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Nat Lewis Purses, Inc. v. Carole Bags, Inc. · A. C. Gilbert Co. v. Shemitz · Neufeld-Furst & Co. v. Jay-Day Frocks Inc. · Majestic Electric Development Co. v. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
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“However, in order to determine patent validity upon this motion, `* * * the court must be certain that it does not need any expert testimony or other extrinsic evidence to explain or evaluate the prior art, or to explain the application of complicated patent descriptions to the subject matter of the patent so that by a mere comparison of the patent in suit with the prior art patents the court can comprehend the similarities or differences in the patents, invalidity for lack of invention being so clearly apparent on the face of the patent that no testimony could change that conclusion.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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