John J. Byrne and Robert W. Cruger v. William E. Trifillis’s Empirical Analysis
442 F.2d 1390 · 1971
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
October 1976
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Brand v. Thomas · Ivar Jepson v. Robert E. Coleman, Jr., and Calvin D. MacCracken
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“a clear and unequivocal disclosure of (a possible) substitution to a person of ordinary skill in the art.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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