2 canonical passages across 2 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 Valmont Industries, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valmont Industries, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. Anchor | green | “the applicant must describe in the patent specification some structure which performs the specified function.” | 7 |
| 2 | Medical Instrumentation and Diagnostics Corporation v. Elekta Ab, Elekta Instrument Ab, Elekta Instruments, Inc., and Elekta Oncology Systems, Inc. | green | “the duty of a patentee to clearly link or associate structure with the claimed function is the quid pro quo for allowing the patentee to express the claim in terms of function under section 112, paragraph 6.” | 6 |
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.