4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 13 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 In Re: Cray Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re: Cray Inc. Anchor | green | “federal circuit law, rather than regional circuit law, governs our analysis of what 1400(b) requires.” | 4 |
| 2 | Infrasource, Inc. v. Hahn Yalena Corp. | green | “that corporations share officers is not sufficient basis for piercing the corporate veil or concluding that one or more of the corporate entities is a shell.” | 3 |
| 3 | Kinetic Instruments, Inc. v. Lares | green | “it is appropriate to pierce the corporate veil in order to establish venue under the patent venue statutes.” | 3 |
| 4 | Westech Aerosol Corporation v. 3m Company | green | “recitation of 1400(b) is insufficient to survive a motion to dismiss for improper venue.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.