Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 1400

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 2,477 citation events across 1,376 distinct cases.

2,477citations total

1,376distinct interpreting cases

108distinct courts

877citations in last 5y

1948–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Time, Inc. v. Frank Manning (1966) ca5 1,025 own cites 7× in case

#2 Nu Image, Inc. v. Does 1-23,322 (2011) dcd 68 own cites 10× in case

#3 Milwaukee Concrete Studios, Limited v. Fjeld Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, and Janice Krueger (1993) ca7 53 own cites 8× in case

#4 Brayton Purcell LLP v. Recordon & Recordon (2010) ca9 241 own cites 4× in case

#5 Ruddies v. Auburn Spark Plug Co. (1966) nysd 28 own cites 9× in case

#6 Seven Networks, LLC v. Google LLC (2018) txed 23 own cites 10× in case

#7 L. D. Schreiber Cheese Co. v. Clearfield Cheese Co. (1980) pawd 17 own cites 10× in case

#8 In Re Cordis Corporation (1985) cafc 138 own cites 3× in case

#9 In Re GOOGLE LLC (2020) cafc 70 own cites 4× in case

#10 John F. Blaski v. Honorable Julius J. Hoffman, United States District Judge (1958) ca7 38 own cites 5× in case

#11 Remington Rand, Inc. v. Knapp-Monarch Company (1956) paed 57 own cites 4× in case

#12 Ricoh Co., Ltd. v. Honeywell, Inc. (1993) njd 105 own cites 3× in case

#13 TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (2017) scotus 291 own cites 2× in case

#14 Koh v. Microtek International, Inc. (2003) vaed 99 own cites 3× in case

#15 Ve Holding Corporation v. Johnson Gas Appliance Company (1990) cafc 227 own cites 2× in case

#16 Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Lego Sys., Inc. (2017) vaed 41 own cites 4× in case

#17 Kogan v. Longstreet (1974) ilnd 13 own cites 8× in case

#18 Westech Aerosol Corporation v. 3m Company (2019) cafc 20 own cites 6× in case

#19 Personal Audio, LLC v. Google, Inc. (2017) txed 20 own cites 6× in case

#20 Galderma Labs., L.P. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. (2017) txnd 27 own cites 5× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.