In re Rodman’s Empirical Analysis
161 F.2d 232 · 1947
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
February 1953
most recently cited
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Relies on In re Wagenhorst · In re Boyce
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“although the structure, as called for by the appealed claims, differs from the structures disclosed in the references, we think it would be obvious for one skilled in the art, with the reference patents before him, to modify the references in the manner called for by the appealed claims, without the exercise of invention.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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