In re Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It seems to us that if obviousness can be said to be derived from the references, on the record here it must necessarily spring from knowledge derived from appellant’s structure, and we think the following statement made by the court in the case of In re Deakins, 96 F.2d 845 , 849, 25 C.C.P.A., Patents, 1153, is applicable: “ We have carefully examined the references for a suggestion of appellant’s combination and the new and useful results obtained thereby, but have found none. Of' course, if the references are examined in the light of appellant’s disclosure, the solution of the problem confronting appellant seems simple. A problem solved is no longer a problem, and one is prone to overlook the fact that it ever existed.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Leschinsky · 223 F. Supp. 98 - United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. v. Ladd