35 U.S.C. § 11 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 35 U.S.C. § 11

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 9 distinct cases.
20citations total
9distinct interpreting cases
5distinct courts
0citations in last 5y
1944–2020year range
Top 6 leading cases
#1 Cupples v. Marzall (1952) dcd 8 own cites 7× in case
#2 Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc. v. The Lubrizol Corporation (1991) cafc 10 own cites 4× in case
#3 Richard M. Franchi v. Harry F. Manbeck, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce & Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks (1992) cafc 16 own cites 2× in case
#4 Dorsey v. Kingsland (1949) cadc 12 own cites 2× in case
#5 Edward S. Irons v. Robert Gottschalk, Commissioner of Patents (1977) cadc 19 own cites 1× in case
#6 United States ex rel. Laughlin v. Eicher (1944) dcd 17 own cites 1× 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.