Statute treatment: 37 C.F.R. § 42.51

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 38 citation events across 27 distinct cases.

38citations total

27distinct interpreting cases

4distinct courts

10citations in last 5y

2014–2025year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corporation (2018) cafc 14 own cites 6× in case

#2 Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (2018) cafc 14 own cites 4× in case

#3 Belden Inc. v. Berk-Tek LLC (2015) cafc 139 own cites 1× in case

#4 Duncan Parking Technologies v. Ips Group, Inc. (2019) cafc 64 own cites 1× in case

#5 Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP (2020) scotus 53 own cites 1× in case

#6 Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2019) cafc 52 own cites 1× in case

#7 PPC Broadband, Inc. v. Corning Optical Communications RF, LLC (2016) cafc 25 own cites 1× in case

#8 Regents of the Univ. of Minn. v. Lsi Corporation (2019) cafc 24 own cites 1× in case

#9 Westerngeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp. (In Re Westerngeco LLC) (2018) cafc 19 own cites 1× in case

#10 Power Integrations, Inc. v. Semiconductor Components Indus., LLC (2019) cafc 16 own cites 1× in case

#11 Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc. (2018) cafc 9 own cites 1× in case

#12 Merck & Cie v. Gnosis S.P.A. (2016) cafc 1 own cites 2× in case

#13 In re Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (2014) cafc 4 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.