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3 canonical passages across 3 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 Amgen Inc., Plaintiff-Cross v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. (Now Known as Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Amgen Inc., Plaintiff-Cross v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. (Now Known as Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Anchor
cafc · 2003
green “the purpose of the written description requirement is to prevent an applicant from later asserting that he invented that which he did not.” 6
2 Enzo Biochem, Inc. v. Gen-Probe Incorporated
cafc · 2002
green “a patent is presumed to be valid, and this presumption can be overcome only by facts supported by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.” 4
3 Cooper Cameron Corporation v. Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc., Defendant-Cross-Appellant
cafc · 2002
green “a broad claim is invalid when the entirety of the specification clearly indicates that the invention is of a much narrower scope.” 3

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