In re Scheiber’s Empirical Analysis
587 F.2d 59 · 1978
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
May 1997
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 102 · 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 120
Relies on In re Land · In re Lukach · In re Stempel · In re Facius · In re Hummer
Most-quoted passages
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“[A]ppellant is asking [the court] to make the decision that various bits of his claimed invention are supported in the parent applications.... The majority opinion properly rejects this approach.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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