Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
124 F.3d 1429 · 1997
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 102
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City Calmar Inc · Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip Corp. · Barmag Barmer Maschinenfabrik AG v. Murata Machinery, Ltd. · Manville Sales Corporation v. Paramount Systems Inc S J
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The relevant inquiry is whether there was a definite sale or offer for sale of the claimed invention prior to the critical date, defined as one year prior to the U.S. filing date to which the application was entitled.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the invention was . . . on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“substantially complete at the time of sale,”
1 later decision 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.