In re Klein’s Empirical Analysis
647 F.3d 1343 · 2011
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1295 · 35 U.S.C. § 103 · 35 U.S.C. § 141
Relies on Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City Calmar Inc · Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corporation · In re Kotzab · In re Bigio · In re Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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““A reference is reasonably pertinent if ... it is one which, because of the matter with which it deals, logically would have commended itself to an inventor’s attention in considering his problem. If a reference disclosure has the same purpose as the claimed invention, the reference relates to the same problem, and that fact supports use of that reference in an obviousness rejection.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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