In re Geerdes’s Empirical Analysis
491 F.2d 1260 · 1974
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
September 1988
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112
Relies on In re Borkowski · In re Smythe · Weiss v. Roschke · In re Cook · In re Kuehl
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“[W]e cannot agree with the board’s determination that the claims are inclusive of materials which would not apparently be operative in the claimed process. . Having stated the objective together with the process steps, use of materials which might prevent achievement of the objective . . . can hardly be said to be within the scope of the claims.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Goffe
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