In re Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““In the cas,e at bar appellants have contented themselves in their reasons of appeal with the mere statement that the Board of Appeals erred in affirming the final rejection of the appealed claims, and in failing to allow them. “Appellants having failed to set forth specific reasons why the decision of the Board of Appeals should be either modified or reversed, we have no authority * * * to revise the Board’s decision.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Dichter

2. ““When an appeal is taken to the U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the appellant shall give notice thereof to the Commissioner, and file in the Patent Office, within forty days, exclusive of Sunday® and holidays but including Saturday half holidays, from the date of the decision appealed from, his reasons of appeal specifically set forth in writing.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Wheeler

3. “(Italics ours.) Sec. 4913 (U.S.C., title 35, § 61, 35 U.S.C.A. § 61 ) : “The party appealing shall lay before the court certified copies of all the original papers and evidence in the case, and the commissioner shall furnish the court with the grounds of his decision, fully set forth in writing, touching'all the points involved by the reasons of appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Wheeler