CellNet Data Systems, Inc. v. Itron, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 8 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 112
Relies on MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · Vitronics Corporation v. Conceptronic Inc · Berkery v. Commissioner · Southwall Technologies, Inc. v. Cardinal IG Co. · Sage Products, Inc. v. Devon Industries, Inc.
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the combination of a number of electrical devices and conductors that when interconnected to form a conducting path, fulfill some desired function”). Although the court did not find it necessary to hold that the term “circuit” itself connotes sufficient structure, the court cited multiple decisions that have concluded the term”
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.