Statute treatment: 35 U.S.C. § 314

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 461 citation events across 237 distinct cases.

461citations total

237distinct interpreting cases

46distinct courts

177citations in last 5y

2007–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee (2016) scotus 313 own cites 13× in case

#2 Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation (2016) cafc 50 own cites 18× in case

#3 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien Lp (2016) cafc 36 own cites 20× in case

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

#5 In Re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (2015) cafc 133 own cites 6× in case

#6 Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Westlake Services (2017) cafc 92 own cites 6× in case

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

#8 Versata Development Group, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc. (2015) cafc 106 own cites 4× in case

#9 Sas Institute, Inc. v. Complementsoft, LLC. (2016) cafc 43 own cites 6× in case

#10 SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu (2018) scotus 328 own cites 2× in case

#11 Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service (2017) cafc 20 own cites 6× in case

#12 Mylan Laboratories Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. (2021) cafc 37 own cites 4× in case

#13 Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corporation (2018) cafc 35 own cites 4× in case

#14 Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP (2020) scotus 53 own cites 3× in case

#15 Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2019) cafc 52 own cites 3× in case

#16 Achates Reference Publishing, Inc. v. Apple Inc. (2015) cafc 29 own cites 4× in case

#17 United States v. Arthrex, Inc. (2021) scotus 116 own cites 2× in case

#18 Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corporation (2016) cafc 14 own cites 6× in case

#19 PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. Apple Inc. (2014) cand 43 own cites 3× in case

#20 Target Training International, Ltd. v. Lee (2014) iand 41 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.