List of patent case law
This list contains an alphabetical listing of historically significant or leading case law in the area of patent law. For a list of patent law cases in just the United States, see United States patent law cases.
A
- Aerotel v Telco and Macrossan's Application (UK, 2006)
 - Anderson’s-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co. (US, 1969)
 - Apple Inc. litigation (multiple, multinational cases)
 - Apple v. HTC (US, 2010)
 - Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (multiple, multinational cases, ongoing)
 - Ariad v. Lilly (US, 2006)
 - Arizona Cartridge Remanufacturers Association Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc. (US, 2005)
 - Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics (US, 2013)
 - Atomic Energy Generation Device Case (JP, 1969) - relates to the concept of "incomplete invention"
 - Auction Method/Hitachi (EPO, 2004)
 
B
- Bilski v. Kappos (US, )
 - Bowman v. Monsanto (US, 2012)
 - Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell (US, 1913)
 
C
- Catnic Components Ltd. v. Hill & Smith Ltd. (UK, 1982)
 - City of Elizabeth v. American Nicholson Pavement Co. (US, 1878)
 - Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co. (US, 1908)
 - Creative Technology v. Apple (US and international, 2006)
 
D
- Diamond v. Chakrabarty (US, 1980)
 - Diamond v. Diehr (US, 1981)
 
E
- EBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. (US, 2006)
 - Egbert v. Lippmann (US, 1881)
 - Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (US, 2008)
 - Ex Parte Bowman (US, 2001)
 - Ex Parte Lundgren (US, 2004)
 - Ex Parte Quayle (US, 1935)
 
F
- Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. (US, 2002)
 - Free World Trust v. Électro Santé Inc. (CA, 2000)
 
G
- For "G" decisions of the European Patent Office, see List of decisions and opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office.
 
- Gottschalk v. Benson (US, 1972)
 - Graham v. John Deere Co. (US, 1966)
 - Graver Tank & Manufacturing Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. (US, 1950)
 
H
- Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) : patent of higher lifeforms (CA, 2002)
 - Honeywell v. Sperry Rand (US, 1973)
 - Hotchkiss v. Greenwood (US, 1850)
 - Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd v ZTE Corp. and ZTE Deutschland GmbH (European Court of Justice, C-170/13, 2015), judgement on standard-essential patents
 
I
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. (US, 2006)
 - Improver v Remington (UK, 1990)
 - In re Bilski (US, 2008)
 - In re Seagate Technology (US, 2007)
 
K
- Kirin-Amgen v Hoechst Marion Roussel (UK, 2004)
 - Kodak v. Apple (US, 2010, ongoing)
 - KSR v. Teleflex (US, 2007)
 
L
- Lear, Inc. v. Adkins (US, 1969)
 
M
- Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. (US, 1996)
 - Mayo v. Prometheus (US, 2011)
 - MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. (US, 2007)
 - Menashe v. William Hill (UK, 2002)
 - Merck v. Integra (US, 2005)
 - Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser (CA, 2004)
 - Motorola Mobility v. Apple Inc. (US, 2010)
 
N
- Nokia v. Apple (US & international, 2009)
 
O
- Orange-Book-Standard (DE, 2009), on the interaction between patent law and standards
 
P
- Parker v. Flook (US, 1978)
 - Pension Benefit Systems Partnership (EPO, 2000)
 - Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. (US, 1998)
 
Q
- Quanta v. LG Electronics (US, 2008)
 
S
T
- Typhoon Touch v. Dell (US, 2008)
 
U
- United States v. Adams (US, 1966)
 
W
See also
- List of decisions and opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office
 - List of decisions of the EPO Boards of Appeal relating to Article 52(2) and (3) EPC
 - List of UK judgments relating to excluded subject matter
 - List of United States patent law cases
 - List of trademark case law
 - List of copyright case law
 
External links
- "Internet Sources for Intellectual Property Case Law" on the WIPO web site
 - IP Precedents Database at the Research Center for the Legal System of Intellectual Property, Waseda University
 
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