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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 28 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from On Demand MacHine Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross v. Ingram Industries, Inc. And Lightning Source, Inc., and amazon.com, Inc..

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1 On Demand MacHine Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross v. Ingram Industries, Inc. And Lightning Source, Inc., and amazon.com, Inc. Anchor
cafc · 2006
green “claims cannot be of broader scope than the invention that is set forth in the specification.” 12
2 On Demand MacHine Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross v. Ingram Industries, Inc. And Lightning Source, Inc., and amazon.com, Inc.
cafc · 2006
green “in general, the scope and outer boundary of claims is set by the patentee's description of his invention.” 7
3 Kara Technology Inc. v. stamps.com Inc.
cafc · 2009
green “claims, not specification embodiments, define the scope of patent protection.” 5
4 Voda v. Cordis Corp.
cafc · 2008
green “a patent applicant . . . clearly and unambiguously express surrender of subject matter” 4

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