5 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 236,081 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
  2. Lemelson v. TRW, Inc.

    760 F.2d 1254 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   Cited 52 times
    Fact-finding is an inappropriate exercise on summary judgment; "[i]f a dispute requiring a finding exists as to any material fact, summary judgment is improper."
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. AB Fortia

    774 F.2d 1104 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   Cited 41 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding paper distributed at conference publicly accessible without considering indexing
  4. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 328,543 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
  5. Section 102 - Conditions for patentability; novelty

    35 U.S.C. § 102   Cited 5,937 times   943 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting the grant of a patent to one who "did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented"