3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 10 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 Rockwell International Corporation v. The United States, and Sdl, Inc., Third Party Defendant/cross-Appellant.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockwell International Corporation v. The United States, and Sdl, Inc., Third Party Defendant/cross-Appellant Anchor | green | “throughout the obviousness determination, a patent retains its statutory presumption of validity, see 35 u.s.c. 282 , and the movant retains the burden to show the invalidity of the claims by clear and convincing evidence as to underlying facts.” | 4 |
| 2 | Richardson-Vicks Inc. v. The Upjohn Company, Defendant/cross-Appellant, and McNeil Inc. And Johnson & Johnson | green | “it is well understood that there are factual issues underlying the ultimate obviousness decision.” | 3 |
| 3 | The Kegel Company, Inc., and Dba Products Company Inc. v. Amf Bowling, Inc. | green | “(1) the scope and content of the prior art; (2) the differences between the claims and the prior art; (3) the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art; and (4) secondary considerations, if any, of nonobviousness.” | 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.