Application of William H. Frick’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
December 1962
most recently cited
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““35 U.S.C. 171 authorizes the granting of patents for designs subject to the other conditions and requirements of Title 35, U.S.C. A design to be patentable must be a ‘new, original and ornamental’ design which would not have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains. 35 U.S.C. 103.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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