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7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 56 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. v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd..

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1 Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Anchor
cafc · 2009
green “an obviousness determination requires that a skilled artisan would have perceived a reasonable expectation of success in making the invention in light of the prior art.” 11
2 Eurand, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
cafc · 2012
green “that a skilled artisan would have had reason to combine the teaching of the prior art references to achieve the claimed invention, and that the skilled artisan would have had a reasonable expectation of success from doing so.” 10
3 Procter & Gamble Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
cafc · 2009
green “clear and convincing evidence.” 9
4 Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip Corporation
cafc · 1983
green “may often be the most probative and cogent evidence in the record” 8
5 Hewlett-Packard Company, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
cafc · 1990
green “especially difficult when the prior art on which it relies was before the pto examiner during prosecution of the application.” 8
6 MagSil Corp. v. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
cafc · 2012
green “to be enabling, the specification of a patent must teach those skilled in the art how to make and use the full scope of the claimed invention without undue experimentation.” 7
7 Acorda Therapeutics Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
cafc · 2016
green “whether, if a particular drug were put on the market, it would infringe the relevant patent.” 3

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