In re Higgins’s Empirical Analysis
1913
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
June 1938
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. · Krementz v. S. Cottle Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“* * » Q7he superiority of wrought metal over east being apparent, the problem which confronted him was to perfect a process and devise machinery that would enable him to duplicate the cast metal header in wrought metal. The function of the header produced by him is identical with the cast and wrought headers of the prior art. It does not follow that, because it is superior in point of utility to those preceding it, appellant is entitled to a patent.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re George · In re George
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