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Control Components, Inc. v. Valtek, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

609 F.2d 763 · 1980

Citation profile

77
cited by 77 later decisions
September 1991
most recently cited

33 federal appellate · 3 district ·

Relationships

Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1114 (§ 32 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 282

Relies on United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City Calmar Inc · Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. · The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman · United States v. Hale

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 77 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “(1) The field of art to which the patent pertains; (2) the level of ordinary skill of those who worked in the field of art at the time of the invention; (3) the difference between the claimed invention and prior art; and (4) then, whether the claimed invention would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to which the patent pertains at the time the invention was made.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
    e.g. May v. American Southwest Waterbed Distributors, Inc. · Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  2. “In such event, as in other cases tried by a jury, the reviewing court will presume that the disputed matters of fact have been resolved favorably to the prevailing party in accordance with the trial judge's instructions.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
    e.g. Dual Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc. v. Burris Industries, Inc.
  3. “independent review of the record discloses competent substantial evidence to support the jury's findings on the factual inquiries underlying the determination of validity.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
    e.g. American Hoist Derrick Company v. Sowa & Sons Inc

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.