Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Rea’s Empirical Analysis
721 F.3d 1371 · 2013
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. · In re Gartside · McCarty v. Lehigh Val R Co · PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. v. Viacell, Inc. · Depuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“was mainly the result of ... analytical errors ..., not the [PTAB]'s resolution of factual questions”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re Hodges
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.