Statute treatment: 35 U.S.C. § 2

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 200 citation events across 103 distinct cases.

200citations total

103distinct interpreting cases

27distinct courts

39citations in last 5y

1967–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal (2017) cafc 96 own cites 8× in case

#2 Cooper Technologies Co. v. Dudas (2008) cafc 50 own cites 9× in case

#3 Michael I. Kroll v. Frank A. Finnerty, Jr., Chief Counsel for the New York State Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District (2001) ca10 21 own cites 12× in case

#4 Tafas v. Doll (2009) cafc 12 own cites 14× in case

#5 Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co. (2011) cafc 413 own cites 2× in case

#6 Shaw Industries Group, Inc. v. Automated Creel Systems, Inc. (2016) cafc 46 own cites 4× in case

#7 In Re: Queen's University at Kingston (2016) cafc 34 own cites 4× in case

#8 Lacavera v. Dudas (2006) cafc 30 own cites 4× in case

#9 Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. (2014) scotus 749 own cites 1× in case

#10 Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC (2018) scotus 92 own cites 2× in case

#11 Bettcher Industries, Inc. v. Bunzl USA, Inc. (2011) cafc 76 own cites 2× in case

#12 Kaempe, Staffan v. Myers, George (2004) cadc 356 own cites 1× in case

#13 Dethmers Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg Co., Defendant/cross-Appellant (2001) cafc 52 own cites 2× in case

#14 Tafas v. Dudas (2008) vaed 10 own cites 5× in case

#15 Sykes v. Dudas (2008) dcd 40 own cites 2× in case

#16 Bender v. Dudas (2007) cafc 19 own cites 3× in case

#17 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien Lp (2016) cafc 36 own cites 2× in case

#18 In Re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (2015) cafc 10 own cites 4× in case

#19 In Re Swanson (2008) cafc 53 own cites 1× in case

#20 Tafas v. Dudas (2007) vaed 9 own cites 3× 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.