Curtiss-Wright Flow Control, Corp. v. Velan, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that “[c]laim drafters can also use different terms to define the exact same subject matter”
• noting that a dependent claim can be invalid for failing to comply with pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 4
• noting that a dependent claim can be invalid for failing to comply with pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 4
• stressing that “a dependent claim must add a limitation to those recited in the independent claim”
• explaining the presumption that independent claims do not include the limitations added by their dependent claims
• describing a general rule of claim construction that interpretations “that would render additional, or different, language in another independent claim superfluous” should be avoided

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

71 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Voda v. Cordis Corp.
  Federal Circuit· 2008-08-18· cited 139×
• Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2012-08-13· cited 119×
• Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2016-11-29· cited 88×
• Allvoice Computing PLC v. Nuance Communications, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2007-10-12· cited 69×
• Sinorgchem Co., Shandong v. International Trade Commission
  Federal Circuit· 2007-12-21· cited 60×
• Pfizer, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories, Limited
  Federal Circuit· 2006-08-02· cited 52×
• Multilayer Stretch Cling Film Holdings, Inc. v. Berry Plastics Corp.
  Federal Circuit· 2016-08-04· cited 42×
• Aia Engineering Ltd. v. Magotteaux Intern. S/A
  Federal Circuit· 2011-08-31· cited 34×
• Arlington Industries, Inc. v. Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2011-01-20· cited 30×
• Sprint Communications Company L.P., v. Vonage Holdings Corp.
  D. Kansas· 2007-08-07· cited 28×
• St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co.
  D. Delaware· 2010-02-24· cited 26×
• Wi-Lan USA, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2016-08-01· cited 26×
• 523 IP LLC v. CureMD.Com
  S.D. New York· 2014-09-24· cited 25×
• Google LLC v. Ecofactor, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2024-02-07· cited 25×
• Enzo Biochem Inc. v. Applera Corp.
  Federal Circuit· 2015-03-16· cited 22×
• Agfa Corp. v. Creo Products, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2006-06-26· cited 15×
• YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. v. Imclone Systems Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2006-09-18· cited 12×
• Iris Corp. Berhad v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2008-10-02· cited 8×
• Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2007-12-04· cited 7×
• Reddy v. Lowe's Companies, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2014-11-18· cited 7×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Edward H. Phillips v. Awh Corporation, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., and Lofton Corporation, Defendants-Cross
  Federal Circuit· 2006-02-21· cited 3,273×
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al.
  Supreme Court· 1996-04-29· cited 3,226×
• Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. And Althon Enterprises, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1995-04-05· cited 2,940×
• Vitronics Corporation v. Conceptronic, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1996-07-25· cited 2,428×
• Cybor Corporation v. Fas Technologies, Inc., and Fastar Ltd., Defendants-Cross
  Federal Circuit· 1998-03-25· cited 1,536×
• Liebel-Flarsheim Company and Mallinckrodt Inc. v. Medrad, Inc., Defendant-Cross
  Federal Circuit· 2004-02-11· cited 685×
• Comark Communications, Inc. v. Harris Corporation
  Federal Circuit· 1998-09-09· cited 607×
• The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc. v. Rexnord, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1991-09-09· cited 287×
• H.H. Robertson, Company v. United Steel Deck, Inc. And Nicholas J. Bouras, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1987-05-27· cited 175×
• Nazomi Communications, Inc. v. Arm Holdings, Plc
  Federal Circuit· 2005-04-11· cited 125×
• Sunrace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd. And Sun Victory Trading Co., Inc. v. Sram Corporation
  Federal Circuit· 2003-07-17· cited 121×
• Karlin Technology Inc. And Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. v. Surgical Dynamics, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1999-04-16· cited 119×
• Kraft Foods, Inc. v. International Trading Company and Houston Processing Ltd.
  Federal Circuit· 2000-02-14· cited 117×
• Novo Nordisk of North America, Inc., Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Novo Nordisk, A/s v. Genentech, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1996-04-16· cited 107×
• The Gillette Company v. Energizer Holdings, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2005-06-20· cited 72×
• Collegenet, Inc. v. Applyyourself, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2005-08-02· cited 63×
• Versa Corporation v. Ag-Bag International Limited
  Federal Circuit· 2004-12-14· cited 42×