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“dictionaries are always available to the court to aid in the task of determining meanings that would have been attributed by those of skill in the relevant art to any disputed terms used by the inventor in the claims.”
21 citation events (21 in the last 25 years) across 12 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (wvnd, 2004-12-23)
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Top citers, strongest first. 8 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc.
N.D.W. Va. · 2004 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
dictionaries are always available to the court to aid in the task of determining meanings that would have been attributed by those of skill in the relevant art to any disputed terms used by the inventor in the claims.
discussed Cited "see" Freeman v. Gerber Products Co.
D. Kan. · 2005 · signal: see · confidence high
See Texas Digital Sys., Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193, 1212 (Fed.Cir.2002) (reliance on expert testimony would be improper where patent documents are unambiguous), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1058 , 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (2003); Vitronics Corp., 90 F.3d at 1584 (expert testimony is entitled to no weight where patent documents are unambiguous).
cited Cited "see" Display Technologies, LLC v. Mechtronics Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 2004 · signal: see · confidence high
See Texas Digital Sys., Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193, 1203 (Fed.Cir.2002), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1058 , 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (2003). 3 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Info-Hold, Inc. v. Applied Media Technologies Corp.
Fed. Cir. · 2015 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Tex. Digital Sys., Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193, 1204 (Fed.Cir.2002) (explaining the presumption favoring ordinary meaning will be overcome by the inventor’s use of words that represent “a clear disavowal of claim scope”), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1058 , 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (2003).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Voda v. Cordis Corp.
W.D. Okla. · 2007 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Texas Digital Systems, Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193, 1202 (Fed.Cir.2002) (collecting cases), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1058 , 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (2003).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." ResQNet. Com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 2005 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Texas Digital Sys., Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193, 1217-18 (Fed.Cir.2002) (holding that, “[i]n the absence of further contemporaneous corroborating evidence, we are unable to conclude that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to admit Brown’s testimony for lack of corroboration”), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1058 , 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (2003).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." C.R. Bard, Inc. And Davol Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp. (2×)
Fed. Cir. · 2004 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Tex. Digital Sys., Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193, 1204 (Fed.Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1058 , 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (2003).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Safe-Strap Co., Inc. v. Koala Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 2003 · signal: see also · confidence low
LEXIS 6341, at *1 (internal citations omitted); see also Texas Digital Systems, Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc. (Fed.Cir.2002) 308 F.3d 1193, 1204 , cert. denied (2003) - U.S. -, 123 S.Ct. 2230 , 155 L.Ed.2d 1108 (courts must first make an effort "to discern the ordinary and customary meanings attributed to the words [of a claim] themselves”). *420 Nonetheless, ”[t]he record before the Patent and Trademark Office is often of critical significance in determining the meaning of the claims.” Vitronics Corp., 90 F.3d at 1582 .
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Wheeler
v.
Jones, Warden
02-9901.
Supreme Court of the United States.
May 27, 2003.
538 U.S. 1063
Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
Pinpoint authority: bottom 65%
Citer courts: N.D. West Virginia (1)

538 U.S. 1063

WHEELER
v.
JONES, WARDEN.

No. 02-9901.

Supreme Court of United States.

May 27, 2003.

1

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT.

2

C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 59 Fed. Appx. 23.