Reiffin v. Microsoft Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• “It is an objective measure of reasonableness, applied to a patent applicant’s explanation for his delay, that determines whether that delay is legitimate.”
• \the demonstration of unreasonable and unexplained delay [is] the sole element of the defense of prosecution laches.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Cordance Corp. v. Amazon. Com, Inc.
  D. Delaware· 2009-06-30· cited 7×
• In Re Columbia University Patent Litigation
  D. Massachusetts· 2004-11-05· cited 6×
• Cancer Research Technology v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
  D. Delaware· 2010-01-26· cited 5×
• Biogen Idec MA Inc. v. TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CITY OF NEW YORK
  D. Massachusetts· 2004-08-13· cited 5×
• Kothmann Enterprises, Inc. v. Trinity Industries, Inc.
  S.D. Texas· 2006-01-13· cited 4×
• Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. v. Time Warner Cable Inc.
  C.D. California· 2010-05-05· cited 1×
• In Re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation
  C.D. California· 2010-05-05
• John Bean Technologies Corp. v. Morris & Associates, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2021-02-19

Cites

61 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Foman v. Davis
  Supreme Court· 1962-12-03· cited 17,205×
• Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
  Supreme Court· 1999-03-23· cited 8,651×
• United States v. Mendenhall
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-30· cited 6,313×
• John C. McGuckin v. Dr. Smith John C. Medlen, Dr.
  Ninth Circuit· 1992-08-24· cited 2,031×
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Delgado
  Supreme Court· 1984-04-17· cited 1,950×
• T.W. Electrical Service, Inc. v. Pacific Electrical Contractors Ass'n
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-02-05· cited 1,643×
• Michigan v. Chesternut
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-13· cited 1,499×
• Dcd Programs, Ltd. v. Michael W. Leighton, Hill, Farrer & Burrill
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-11-27· cited 1,197×
• Kim King and Kent Norman v. Victor Atiyeh
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-04-08· cited 1,167×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-09-24· cited 1,108×
• Costello v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1961-02-20· cited 927×
• A.C. Aukerman Company v. R.L. Chaides Construction Co.
  Federal Circuit· 1992-05-19· cited 585×
• Bowles v. Reade
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-12-13· cited 385×
• Colorado v. New Mexico
  Supreme Court· 1984-08-02· cited 365×
• Vas-Cath Incorporated and Gambro, Inc. v. Sakharam D. Mahurkar, and Quinton Instruments Company
  Federal Circuit· 1991-07-29· cited 365×
• Wms Gaming Inc. v. International Game Technology
  Federal Circuit· 1999-09-17· cited 317×
• United States v. Kitsap Physicians Service
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-12-16· cited 316×