Heinemann’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
Relationships
Relies on 37 F. Supp. 311 - Woburn Degreasing Co. v. Spencer Kellogg & Sons · Heinemann v. United States · 235 F. Supp. 931 - Cataphote Corporation v. DeSoto Chemical Coatings, Inc. · 223 Ct. Cl. 479 - Heinemann v. United States · Ludlow Corp. v. Textile Rubber & Chemical Co.
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the contested ownership issue and to consider defendant's allegation that it is entitled to a royalty-free license to practice the invention if plaintiff is adjudged to be the owner of the patent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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