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cited 2× by 2 distinct cases, last quoted 1996 ·
…if the language is as precise as the subject matter permits, the courts can demand no more
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Top citers, strongest first. 17 distinct citers.
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discussed
Cited as authority (quoted)
Modine Manufacturing Company v. United States International Trade Commission
if the language is as precise as the subject matter permits, the courts can demand no more
discussed
Cited as authority (quoted)
Modine Manufacturing Co. v. United States International Trade Commission
if the language is as precise as the subject matter permits, the courts can demand no more
examined
Cited as authority (quoted)
Allen Organ Company, Cross-Appellee v. Kimball International, Inc., MacMillan Inc., and Conn Keyboards, Inc., Cross-Appellants
in reviewing a decision denying a motion for judgment n.o.v. ... e review the evidence as a whole, and ascertain whether the verdict is in accordance with law, and whether there was substantial evidence in support of the jury's verdict
cited
Cited "see"
Mehl/Biophile International Corp. v. Milgraum
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 619 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
General Elec. Co. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 619 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
Hoechst Celanese Corporation v. Bp Chemicals Limited and Sterling Chemicals, Inc.
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613 , 225 USPQ 634 (Fed.Cir.), ce rt. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
discussed
Cited "see"
Therma-Tru Corporation v. Peachtree Doors Inc., Acme Sliding Door, Inc. D/B/A Edwards Wholesale, and Village Door, Defendants/cross-Appellants
(2×)
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 618 , 225 USPQ 634, 636 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
discussed
Cited "see"
Messerschmidt v. United States
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 624 (Fed.Cir.1985) (noting that “[t]he amount of detail required to be included in claims depends on the particular invention and the prior art, and is not to be viewed in the abstract but in conjunction with whether the specification is in compliance with the first paragraph of section 112.”), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985); Georgia-Pac.
cited
Cited "see"
In Re the Insurance Agents' Licenses of Kane
See In re N.P., 361 N.W.2d 386, 393 (Minn.1985), appeal dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 375 , 88 L.Ed.2d 330 (1985).
discussed
Cited "see"
Lummus Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. D.M. & E. Corporation, and MacHine Development Corporation, Appellants/cross-Appellees
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 627 , 225 USPQ 634, 643 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985); Weinar v. Rollform, Inc., 744 F.2d 797, 809 , 223 USPQ 369, 376 (Fed.Cir.1984) (“submission of interrogatories is not in all cases an unmixed blessing”), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1084 , 105 S.Ct. 1844 , 85 L.Ed.2d 143 (1985).
discussed
Cited "see"
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Coral Chemical Company, Defendant/cross-Appellant
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 620 , 225 USPQ 634, 637-38 (Fed.Cir.1985) (even in determining whether references of merely analogous art are pertinent, the court should consider the problem confronting the inventor, to determine whether the references still are reasonably pertinent to that problem), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
Ryco, Inc., Plaintiff/counterdefendant/appellant v. Ag-Bag Corporation, Defendant/counterclaimant/cross-Appellant v. Kelly P. Ryan and Blair Manufacturing Company, Counterdefendants/appellants, Richard H. Lee and David H. Rasmussen
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 628 , 225 USPQ 634, 644 (Fed.Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
Ryco, Inc. v. Ag-Bag Corp.
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 628 , 225 USPQ 634, 644 (Fed.Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
Avia Group International, Inc., (Formerly Pensa, Inc.) v. L.A. Gear California, Inc.
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 628 , 225 USPQ 634, 644 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
Chemcast Corporation v. Arco Industries Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 624 , 225 USPQ 634, 641 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
In Re Disciplinary Action Against Williams
See In re N.P., 361 N.W. 2d 386 (Minn.1985), reh’g denied, appeal dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 375 , 88 L.Ed.2d 330 (1985).
cited
Cited "see"
Windsurfing International, Inc. v. Fred Ostermann GmbH
See Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. Libbey-Owens Ford Co., 758 F.2d 613, 628 (Fed.Cir.), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 976 , 106 S.Ct. 340 , 88 L.Ed.2d 326 (1985).
Retrieving the full opinion text from the archive…
Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
v.
Shatterproof Glass Corp.
v.
Shatterproof Glass Corp.
No. 85-635.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 6, 1985.
Cited by 1 opinion | Published
Citer courts: Federal Circuit (3)
C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari dismissed under this Court’s Rule 53.