In re Carroll’s Empirical Analysis
601 F.2d 1184 · 1979
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
May 2017
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112
Relies on Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City Calmar Inc · In re Chilowsky · In re Lindell
Most-quoted passages
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“One of the more difficult aspects of resolving questions of non-obviousness is the necessity 'to guard against slipping into use of hindsight.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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