ePlus, Inc. v. Lawson Software, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
700 F.3d 509 · 2012
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1295 · 35 U.S.C. § 112 · 35 U.S.C. § 287
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership · WMS Gaming Inc. v. International Game Technology · Odetics Inc v. Storage Technology Corporation Visa International Service Association Inc Visa Usa Inc Crestar Bank Inc · In re Donaldson Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“A method comprising the steps of: maintaining at least two product catalogs on a database containing data relating to items associated with the respective sources; selecting the product catalogs to search; searching for matching items among the selected product catalogs; building a requisition using data relating to selected matching items and their associated source(s); processing the requisition to generate one or more purchase orders for the selected matching items; and determining whether a selected matching item is available in inventory.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]n addition to selling procurement software, Lawson provides services to customers who purchase its products. These services may include installation and maintenance of the products.” ePlus I, 700 F.3d at 514 . 4 . We relied on”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“nothing in the specification to help cabin the scope of the functional language: The patentee has in effect claimed everything that [performs the functions] under the sun.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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