Set forth below is a selective, chronological list of leading or illustrative judicial opinions pertaining to patent law. The links that follow the case names and citations provide access to various versions of the opinions. Links designated “pdf” and “MSWord” correspond to versions of the cases that have been edited for teaching. Links designated “original” correspond to versions that have not been edited.
- Hotchkiss v. Greenwood, 52 U.S. 248 (1850) [original]
- O’Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. 62 (1853) [original]
- The Incandescent Lamp Patent, 159 U.S. 465 (1895) [original]
- Columbia Motor Car v. Duerr, 184 F. 893 (CA2 1911)
- Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Inoculant Co., 333 U.S. 127 (1948) [original]
- Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1 (1966) [original]
- Brenner v. Manson, 383 U.S. 519 (1966) [original]
- In re Wands, 858 F.2d 731 (1988) [original]
- Warner Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis (1997) [original]
- Festo Corp. v. Skoketsu, 535 U.S. 722 (2002) [original]
- Phillips v. AWH Corp. (CAFC en banc 2005) [original])
- In re Fisher (CAFC 2005) [original]
- eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange (2006) [original]
- KSR International v. Teleflex (2007) [original]
- Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (CAFC 2008) [original]
- Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories (2012) [original]
- Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics (2012) [original]
- Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank (2014) [original]
- Octane Fitness v. Icon Health (2014) [original])
- Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronic (2016) [original]
- Kraft v. Kellogg (CAFC 2017) [original]
- TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands (SCOTUS 2017) [original]
- Impression Products v. Lexmark International (2017) [original]