In re Self’s Empirical Analysis
671 F.2d 1344 · 1982
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
July 1998
most recently cited
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 102 · 35 U.S.C. § 251
Relies on Control Components, Inc. v. Valtek, Inc. · In re Ruth
Most-quoted passages
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“A claim of a reissue application is broader in scope than the original claims if it contains within its scope any conceivable apparatus or process which would not have infringed the original patent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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