Codex Corp. v. Milgo Electronic Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 102
Relies on United States v. Adams · Milgo Electronic Corporation v. United Business Communications Inc · Ellipse Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Cross-Appellee · Chemical Construction Corp. v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · New York Scaffolding Co. v. Liebel-Binney Construction Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“The device described in the Vilips '194 patent eliminates the data carrying aspect of the secondary channel and causes the continuing tone to be activated by the modem rather than the business machine to which the modem is attached.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“improvement on the order of a mechanic's expedient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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