Application of Jones B. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis

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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.

1. ““We are of the opinion, * * * that, notwithstanding the third paragraph of section 112, it is the language itself of the claims which must particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention, without limitations imported from the specification, whether such language is couched in terms of means plus function or consists of a detailed recitation of the inventive matter. Limitations in the specification not included in the claim may not be relied upon to impart patentability to an otherwise unpatentable claim.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Application of John L. Margaroli and Earl J. Hesse

2. ““ * * * We may not look to the specification to put into the claim a limitation that the applicant left out.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Application of John L. Margaroli and Earl J. Hesse