From our private database of 46,500+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
In re Etter
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
756 F.2d 852, 225 U.S.P.Q. 1 (1985)
- Written by Eric Miller, JD
Facts
Berwyn Etter held a patent on a method and device for assimilating data from utility meters. A rival inventor requested reexamination of the patent in light of prior art that was not part of the original examination. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) granted the request and invalidated the patent in light of the prior art. Etter appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, arguing that the PTO had failed to observe the presumption of patent validity as mandated by federal statute.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Markey, C.J.)
Concurrence (Nies, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
