In Re Patton

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “a system of transacting business, apart from the means for carrying out such system” is not patentable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Bilski v. Kappos
  Supreme Court· 2010-06-28· cited 573×
• In Re Bilski
  Federal Circuit· 2008-10-30· cited 198×
• State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1998-07-23· cited 76×
• In Re Rex D. Schrader and Eugene D. Klingaman
  Federal Circuit· 1994-05-05· cited 28×
• Loew's Drive-In Theatres, Inc. v. Park-In Theatres, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1949-04-08· cited 28×
• Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
  D. Delaware· 1983-06-21· cited 25×
• Application of Harvey E. Hortman, Jr
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1959-03-16· cited 17×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In Re Ferenci
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1936-04-06· cited 10×
• In Re Crowell
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1936-06-08· cited 10×
• In Re Burns
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1936-04-29· cited 8×
• In Re Dixon
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1930-12-01· cited 6×
• In re Shoemaker
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1936-04-06· cited 6×
• In Re McKee
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1933-04-24· cited 5×
• Berardini v. Tocci
  Second Circuit· 1912-12-09· cited 4×
• In re Lockert
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1933-05-29· cited 3×
• In re Buckwalter
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1935-03-04· cited 2×
• In re Goerke
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1936-04-29· cited 2×