WMS Gaming Inc. v. International Game Technology’s Empirical Analysis
184 F.3d 1339 · 1999
Citation profile
72 federal appellate · 41 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 294 later decisions — most recently August 2023 · most notably Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co. (2010), Telemac Cellular Corporation v. Topp Telecom Inc (2001)
72 federal appellate · 41 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1295 · 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 282
Relies on United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City Calmar Inc · MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · Warner-Jenkinson Company Inc v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co · Markman v. Westview Instruments, 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 294 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the disclosed structure is not the general purpose computer, but rather the special purpose computer programmed to perform the disclosed algorithm.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] general purpose computer, or microprocessor, programmed to carry out an algorithm creates a new machine, because a general purpose computer in effect becomes a special purpose computer once it is programmed to perform particular functions pursuant to instructions from program software. The instructions of the software program that carry out the algorithm electrically change the general purpose computer by creating electrical paths within the device. These electrical paths create a special purpose machine for carrying out the particular algorithm.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“An element in a claim for a combination may be expressed as a means or step for performing a specified function without the recital of structure, material, or acts in support thereof, and such claim shall be construed to cover the corresponding structure, material, or acts described in the specification and equivalents thereof.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.