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Cited "but see"
Peter A. Hammerquist v. Clarke's Sheet Metal, Inc.
But cf., Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971). (“Carried to its logical conclusion . . . [the argument regarding the synergism test would preclude] the patenting of virtually every new mechanical or electrical device since the vast majority, if not all, involve the construction of some new device (or machine or combination) from old elements . . . . ” Synergism is a “somewhat more stringent rule of nonobviousness ....
discussed
Cited "see"
Hudgeons v. Tenneco Oil Co.
(2×)
See Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704 (10th Cir.1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971), reh’g denied, 404 U.S. 1065 , 92 S.Ct. 732 , 30 L.Ed.2d 754 (1972) (absent specific reservation, the grant of gas covers all components of gas, including non-hydrocarbon helium); Navajo Tribe of Indians v. United States, 364 F.2d 320 (Ct.Cl.1966) (a grant of “all the oil and gas deposits” included helium).
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Cited "see"
L. E. Sauer MacHine Company, Inc. v. Corrugated Finishing Products, Inc. And Shadeland Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Leon Co., 285 F.2d 501, 503 (2d Cir. 1960), cert. denied, 366 U.S. 929 , 81 S.Ct. 1649 , 6 L.Ed.2d 388 (1961), quoting § 103; see Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263 , 270-71 & n.4 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971).
cited
Cited "see"
Amp Incorporated, a Corporation v. Bunker Ramo Corporation, a Corporation
See Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263, 271 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971).
cited
Cited "see"
Republic Industries, Inc. v. Schlage Lock Company
See Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263, 270 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971).
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Cited "see"
Kamei-Autokomfort, a Corporation of Germany, and Superior Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. Eurasian Automotive Products (Formerly Gus Mozart)
(4×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
See Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263 (9th Cir.) cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971); Neff Instrument Corp. v. Cohu Electronics, Inc., 298 F.2d 82 (9th Cir. 1961); Cool-Fin Electronics Corp. v. International Electronic Research Corp., 491 F.2d 660 (9th Cir. 1974) 11 Certain secondary considerations as set forth in Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1 at 17-18 , 86 S.Ct. 684 , 15 L.Ed.2d 545 , support this court's conclusion of nonobviousness.
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Phillips Petroleum Company v. Grady Hazlewood, Alstar Production Corporation
(2×)
See Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704, 751 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1974); Knoll v. Socony Mobil Oil Co., 369 F.2d 425, 428-29 (10th Cir. 1966), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 977 , 87 S.Ct. 1173 , 18 L.Ed.2d 138 (1967); Erie Bank v. United States District Court, 362 F.2d 539, 540-41 (10th Cir. 1966), and First National Bank v. Johnson County National Bank & Trust Co., 331 F.2d 325, 328 (10th Cir. 1964).
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Cited "see"
Northern Helex Co. v. United States
See Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 441 F. 2d 704, 723 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 ; Ashland Oil Inc. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 364 F.Supp. 6 (N.D.
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Cited "see"
American Finance System Inc. v. Harlow
(2×)
See Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 292 F.Supp. 619, 634 (D.Kan.1968), rev’d on other grounds in part, 441 F.2d 704 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971); Seligson v. Plum Tree, Inc., 55 F.R.D. 259, 261-262 (E.D.Pa.1972); Frankel v. Wylie & Thornhill, Inc., 55 F.R.D. 330, 334 (D.W.Va.1972).
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Cited "see"
Cool-Fin Electronics Corporation v. International Electronic Research Corporation, Cool-Fin Electronics Corporation v. International Electronic Research Corporation, and United-Carr, Incorporated
See Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263, 272 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971); Neff Instrument Corp. v. Cohu Electronics, Inc., 298 F.2d 82, 87 (9th Cir. 1961).
discussed
Cited "see"
Cool-Fin Electronics Corp. v. International Electronic Research Corp.
See Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263, 272 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971); Neff Instrument Corp. v. Cohu Electronics, Inc., 298 F.2d 82, 87 (9th Cir. 1961).
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Cited "see"
Jones v. State
See Johnson v. State, *679 467 S.W.2d 247 (Tex.Cr.App.1971), cert. den., 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 273 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 ; Corpus v. State, 463 S.W.2d 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1971).
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Cited "see"
Texaco Inc., a Corporation v. Phillips Petroleum Company, a Corporation
(4×)
See Northern Natural Gas Company v. Grounds, 10 Cir., 441 F.2d 704 , cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 , 404 U.S. 1063 , 92 S.Ct. 732 , 30 L.Ed.2d 751 , and 404 U.S. 1065 , 92 S.Ct. 732 , 30 L.Ed.2d 754 .
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Cited "see, e.g."
Joe Aulston and Lola Aulston v. United States of America, and Shell Western E & P, Intervenors-Appellees
(2×)
See also Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704, 711 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971) (rejecting characterization of "oil” as specific term operating to limit definition of “gas” in lease to combustible gas only); Navajo Tribe of Indians v. United States, 364 F.2d 320, 327 , 176 Ct.Cl. 502 (1966) (refusing to apply ejusdem generis to "oil and gas”). *591 Brennan and Northern Natural Gas also preclude plaintiffs’ argument that no drafter of a statute would list five "specific" minerals and put the more generic term “gas” som…
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Cited "see, e.g."
Ndm Corporation v. Hayes Products, Inc., and Joseph H. Johnson
Patents may be issued for inventions which combine elements existing in the prior art if the result is “unusual or surprising.” Id. at 152, 71 S.Ct. at 130 ; see also, Photo Electronics Corp. v. England, 581 F.2d 772, 775 (9th Cir. 1978). “[This test] is not inconsistent with, but merely in application of, the general rule stated in § 103....” Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263, 271 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Amoco Production Company v. Guild Trust
(2×)
See also, Northern Natural Gas v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704, 714 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971). 17 The policy considerations in favor of this interpretation are considerable.
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Cited "see, e.g."
Amoco Production Co. v. Guild Trust
(2×)
See also, Northern Natural Gas v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704, 714 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Amoco Production Co. v. Guild Trust
(2×)
See also, Northern Natural Gas v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704, 714 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by William Sheppard, Insurance Commissioner v. National Association of Flood Insurers, an Unincorporated Association
(2×)
Compare Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 292 F.Supp. 619 (D.Kan.1968), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 441 F.2d 704 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 (1971) with Harrigan v. United States, supra. Once these requirements have been met by the individual claimants, the provisions of Rule 23 are operative with respect to a liability action against the United States in the same manner and to the same extent as in an action against a private individual under like circumstances.
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Cited "see, e.g."
Bache & Co. v. Roland
(2×)
See also Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704, 715 (10th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 268 , 30 L.Ed.2d 267 rehearing denied, 404 U.S. 1065 , 92 S.Ct. 732 , 30 L.Ed.2d 754 (1972).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Saf-Gard Products, Inc. v. Service Parts, Inc.
As inidicia of obviousness or non-obviousness, these inquiries may have relevancy.” 383 U.S. 1 at 17, 18 , 86 S.Ct. 684 at 694 (1966); See also, Reeves Instrument Corp. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc., 444 F.2d 263 (9th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 951 , 92 S.Ct. 283 , 30 L.Ed.2d 268 (1971). 17.
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Grounds
v.
Northern Natural Gas Co.
v.
Northern Natural Gas Co.
No. 71-218.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 9, 1971.
Consideration, Took.
Cited by 2 opinions | Published
C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied as out of time.
Mr. Justice White took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.