In re Harnisch’s Empirical Analysis
631 F.2d 716 · 1980
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 121 · 35 U.S.C. § 6
Relies on In re Borkowski · In re Hass · In re Wakefield · Application of Schechter · In re Haas
Most-quoted passages
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“if ‘wherein R is a material selected from the group consisting of A, B, C and D’ is a proper limitation then ‘wherein R is A, B, C or D’ shall also be considered proper.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“There are also procedural questions arising under section 121 and related PTO rules concerned with”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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