Application of Elvin G. Boice’s Empirical Analysis
1964
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cited by 1 later decisions
February 1968
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“It may be that there are specific size relationships in the embodiment of appellant’s invention described in his specification which produced unexpectedly superior results; but if there are, they are not defined in his claims nor is any argument predicated on them beyond the contention that his “invention” would not be obvious from the teachings of the references. We are bound to treat the invention as it is claimed.”
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