Seymour v. Osborne’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

303 federal appellate · 91 district · 15 state decisions

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 835 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Mere vague and general representations will not support such a defense, as the knowledge supposed to be derived from the publication must be sufficient to enable those skilled in the art or science to understand the nature and operation of the invention, and to carry it into practical use.””

   17 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re LeGrice · Aktiebolag v. Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2. ““Where the claim immediately follows the description of the invention, it may be construed in connection with the explanation contained in the specifications, and when it contains words referring back to the specifications it cannot be properly construed in any other way.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Charles Peckat Mfg. Co. v. Jacobs · Bortree v. Jackson

3. “`aid the court in coming to a correct conclusion' as to the `true meaning of the language employed' in the patent.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Omeprazole Patent Litigation · Aia Engineering Ltd. v. Magotteaux Intern. S/A