Bendix Corp. v. Balax, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a concession by the contracting party either that it would not legally challenge the Besly patent or that it acknowledged the patent's validity”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Bendix Corporation and Sellew Corporation v. Balax, Inc. And John M. Van Vleet

2. “[h]aving obtained concessions as to the 'validity' of its now invalid patent, and having obtained waivers regarding judicial action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Bendix Corporation and Sellew Corporation v. Balax, Inc. And John M. Van Vleet

3. “Besly had gained and retained control of a substantial portion of the swaging tap market.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Bendix Corporation and Sellew Corporation v. Balax, Inc. And John M. Van Vleet