AMERADA PETROLEUM CORP.

v.

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

Citator

Cited By

• Saf-Gard Prods., Inc. v. Serv. Parts, Inc., 532 F.2d 1266 (9th Cir. 1976)
  …clear, moreover, that an invention will not be denied a patent because it embodies a solution which seems simple and obvious with the benefit of hindsight. National Sponge Cushion Co. v. Rubber Corp., 286 F. 2d 731, 735 (9th Cir. 1961) cert. denied, 368 U.S. 976, 82 S.Ct. 480, 7 L.Ed.2d 438 (1962). Graham v. John Deere Co. requires the trier of fact to make certain factual inquiries concerning the scope and content of the prior art and the differences between the prior art and the patented device. 383 U.S.…
• The Associated Press v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n & United States, 448 F.2d 1095 (D.C. Cir. 1971)
  …, Inc., at 11. . See Permian Basin Area Rate Cases, 390 U.S. 747, 88 S.Ct. 1344, 20 L.Ed. 2d 312 (1968) ; FPC v. Hunt, 376 U.S. 515, 84 S.Ct. 861, 11 L.Ed.2d 878 (1964) ; Amerada Petroleum Corp. v. FPC, 293 F. 2d 572 (10th Cir. 1961), cert. denied, 368 U.S. 976, 82 S.Ct. 478, 7 L.Ed.2d 438 (1962) ; United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332, 76 S.Ct. 373, 100 L.Ed. 373 (1956) ; Isbrandtsen Co. v. United States, 93 U. S.App.D.C. 293, 211 F. 2d 51, cert. denied sub. nom., Japan Atlant…
• Penn Int'l Indus. v. The Pennington Corp., 583 F.2d 1078 (9th Cir. 1978)
  ….” Saf-Gard Products, Inc. v. Service Parts, Inc., 532 F. 2d 1266, 1272 (9th Cir.), cert. denied 429 U.S. 896, 97 S.Ct. 258, 50 L.Ed.2d 179 (1976) (citing National Sponge Cushion Co. v. Rubber Corp., 286 F. 2d 731, 735 (9th Cir. 1961), cert. denied, 368 U.S. 976, 82 S.Ct. 480, 7 L.Ed.2d 438 (1962)). The Penn bed’s suitability for indoor use marks a definite functional advance over the Suntanner. Even minor changes from the prior art can produce a patentable invention so long as the result could not have be…