9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 79 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 Redline Detection, LLC v. Star Envirotech, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redline Detection, LLC v. Star Envirotech, Inc. Anchor | green | “we review the ptab's factual findings for substantial evidence and its legal conclusions de novo.” | 24 |
| 2 | In Re: Nuvasive, Inc. | green | “substantial evidence is something less than the weight of the evidence but more than a mere scintilla of evidence,” | 21 |
| 3 | Inre: Packard | green | “includes both the written description and the claims” | 7 |
| 4 | Velander v. Garner | green | “it is not for us to second-guess the board's assessment of the evidence.” | 6 |
| 5 | Elbit Systems of America, LLC v. Thales Visionix, Inc. | green | “if two inconsistent conclu- sions may reasonably be drawn from the evidence in rec- ord, the ptab's decision to favor one conclusion over the other is the epitome of a decision that must be sustained upon review for substantial evidence.” | 5 |
| 6 | Elbit Systems of America, LLC v. Thales Visionix, Inc. | green | “if two inconsistent conclusions may reasonably be drawn from the evidence in record, the ptab's decision to favor one conclusion over the other is the epitome of a decision that must be sustained upon review for substantial evidence.” | 5 |
| 7 | In Re: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | green | “considers whether a phosita would have been motivated to combine the prior art to achieve the claimed invention and whether there would have been a reasonable expectation of success in doing so.” | 4 |
| 8 | Knowles Electronics LLC v. Cirrus Logic, Inc. | green | “a patent's specification, together with its prosecution history, constitutes intrinsic evidence to which the ptab gives priority when it construes claims.” | 4 |
| 9 | Elbit Systems of America, LLC v. Thales Visionix, Inc. | green | “if two 'in- consistent conclusions may reasonably be drawn from the evidence in record, the ptab's decision to favor one conclu- sion over the other is the epitome of a decision that must be sustained upon review for substantial evidence.” | 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.