In re Merat’s Empirical Analysis
519 F.2d 1390 · 1975
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 101 · 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 161
Relies on Application of Robert E. Moore and Edward J. Janoski · In re Argoudelis · In re Cohn · Application of Calvin M. Hammack · Feldman v. Aunstrup
Most-quoted passages
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“Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Bergy
How this case has been treated — in progress
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