Statute treatment: 35 U.S.C. § 301

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 93 citation events across 63 distinct cases.

93citations total

63distinct interpreting cases

25distinct courts

24citations in last 5y

1985–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Molins Plc, and John Coventry Smith, Jr. v. Textron, Inc., Kearney & Trecker Corporation, and Avco Corporation (1995) cafc 461 own cites 3× in case

#2 Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee (2016) scotus 313 own cites 2× in case

#3 In Re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (2015) cafc 133 own cites 2× in case

#4 Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal (2017) cafc 96 own cites 2× in case

#5 Moleculon Research Corporation v. Cbs, Inc. (1986) cafc 281 own cites 1× in case

#6 In Re Jerre M. Freeman (1994) cafc 152 own cites 1× in case

#7 Fresenius USA, Inc. v. Baxter International, Inc. (2013) cafc 126 own cites 1× in case

#8 In Re NTP, Inc. (2011) cafc 45 own cites 4× in case

#9 Patlex Corporation v. Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Etc. (1985) cafc 96 own cites 1× in case

#10 Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC (2018) scotus 92 own cites 1× in case

#11 Quad Environmental Technologies Corporation v. Union Sanitary District, and A.P.T., Inc., a California Corp. D/B/A Calvert Environmental, Inc. (1991) cafc 65 own cites 1× in case

#12 Heinl v. Godici (2001) vaed 7 own cites 4× in case

#13 Return Mail, Inc. v. U.S. Postal Serv. (2019) scotus 60 own cites 1× in case

#14 Bausch & Lomb Inc. v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (1996) nywd 8 own cites 3× in case

#15 Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC (2020) cafc 8 own cites 3× in case

#16 Tomco2 Equipment Co. v. Southeastern Agri-Systems, Inc. (2008) gand 8 own cites 3× in case

#17 In re Lonardo (1997) cafc 33 own cites 3× in case

#18 Pregis Corp. v. Kappos (2012) cafc 35 own cites 1× in case

#19 Ball Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Xidex Corporation and Dysan Corporation, Defendants-Appellees/cross-Appellants (1992) ca10 32 own cites 1× in case

#20 In Re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (2015) cafc 10 own cites 2× 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.