In re Staats’s Empirical Analysis
671 F.3d 1350 · 2012
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1295 · 35 U.S.C. § 120 · 35 U.S.C. § 251 · 35 U.S.C. § 252
Relies on Mahn v. Harwood · South Corporation v. United States · Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray · Miller v. Brass Co. · Wollensak v. Reiher
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“Whenever any patent is, through error ..., deemed wholly or partly inoperative or invalid ... by reason of the patentee claiming more or less than he had a right to claim in the patent, the Director shall ... reissue the patent for the invention disclosed in the original patent. ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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