In re Hay’s Empirical Analysis
534 F.2d 917 · 1976
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 132 · 35 U.S.C. § 251
Relies on Miller v. Brass Co. · Application of John A. Nelson and Anthony C. Shabica · In re Smythe · In re Moore · Dale Electronics, Inc. v. R. C. L. Electronics, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“the invention disclosed in the original patent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.